Grand winter excursions to the Azores, Madeira, the Mediterranean and the Orient . Well of the Holy Virgin, who is said tohave rested here during the flight to Egypt. Alittle beyond are situated the ruins of the famousancient Heliopolis, the city of the sun, of whichan obelisk and the outer wall are now the onlyvestiges. To the west of the city, on an island inthe Nile, are the palace&nd park of Gezireh, wellworth a visit. Gizeh, with its greatPyramids and theSphinx,is only one and a halfhours distant from thecity, but the visit may be combinedwith the excursion to the site of an-cient Memphis
Grand winter excursions to the Azores, Madeira, the Mediterranean and the Orient . Well of the Holy Virgin, who is said tohave rested here during the flight to Egypt. Alittle beyond are situated the ruins of the famousancient Heliopolis, the city of the sun, of whichan obelisk and the outer wall are now the onlyvestiges. To the west of the city, on an island inthe Nile, are the palace&nd park of Gezireh, wellworth a visit. Gizeh, with its greatPyramids and theSphinx,is only one and a halfhours distant from thecity, but the visit may be combinedwith the excursion to the site of an-cient Memphis with the colossal stat-ue of Ramses II and to the Necro-polis of Sakkara with its Step-Pyra- W tbe Apis Tombs and the Mas- ^bb£ ! taba of Ti, the most interesting and best preserved monument of its kind,containing sculptures of marvelousskill, and in an excellent state ofpreservation, considering their age of over 5,000 years. Another excursion may be made by railway to the baths ofHelwan, an artificial oasis in the desert. Near it are the sub- 21.
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