This book tells the stories of Egypt's historic hotels (including the Cecil, Shepheard's, the Mena House, Gezira Palace, Semiramis, Winter Palace, and Cataract) and some of the people who stayed in them, from Amelia Edwards, Lucie Duff Gordon and Florence Nightingale to Agatha Christie, Conan Doyle, Winston Churchill, and TE Lawrence.
This book tells the stories of Egypt's historic hotels (including the Cecil, Shepheard's, the Mena House, Gezira Palace, Semiramis, Winter Palace, and Cataract) and some of the people who stayed in them, from Amelia Edwards, Lucie Duff Gordon and Florence Nightingale to Agatha Christie, Conan Doyle, Winston Churchill, and TE Lawrence.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Andrew Humphreys is the author of National Geographic Traveler Egypt ( AUC Press, 2009) and On the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel (AUC Press, 2015). He lives in London and visits Egypt frequently. Gadi Farfour, the designer of this book, was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and now lives in London. She is the designer of On the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel (AUC Press, 2015).
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Discovering Egypt: Imperial ambitions pave the way for Nile travel and mass tourism Arrival in Alexandria: First experiences of the clamor of Egypt San Stefano: A taste of the Riviera among the dunes of Ramleh Cecil: High society soire¿es and literary high notes In Cairo: Meeting places of the Occident and Orient Shepheard's: The most famous hotel in the world Mena House: An English country home at the Pyramids Continental-Savoy: The Napoleon of Egyptian hotels and his hospitality empire Gezira Palace: A hotel fit for an Empress Semiramis: The first Cairo hotel on the Nile Windsor: The end of an era and a change in the hotel scene The Town that Cook Built: The birth of Nile cruising and the growth of Luxor Winter Palace: When Tutankhamun was king again wintering on the Nile: Aswan, the Upper Egyptian alternative to Cannes and Nice Cataract: The hotel whose legend was secured by murder Epilogue A Note on Luggage Labels Select Bibliography & Sources Index Illustration Credits & Acknowledgments
Discovering Egypt: Imperial ambitions pave the way for Nile travel and mass tourism Arrival in Alexandria: First experiences of the clamor of Egypt San Stefano: A taste of the Riviera among the dunes of Ramleh Cecil: High society soire¿es and literary high notes In Cairo: Meeting places of the Occident and Orient Shepheard's: The most famous hotel in the world Mena House: An English country home at the Pyramids Continental-Savoy: The Napoleon of Egyptian hotels and his hospitality empire Gezira Palace: A hotel fit for an Empress Semiramis: The first Cairo hotel on the Nile Windsor: The end of an era and a change in the hotel scene The Town that Cook Built: The birth of Nile cruising and the growth of Luxor Winter Palace: When Tutankhamun was king again wintering on the Nile: Aswan, the Upper Egyptian alternative to Cannes and Nice Cataract: The hotel whose legend was secured by murder Epilogue A Note on Luggage Labels Select Bibliography & Sources Index Illustration Credits & Acknowledgments
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