Siwa Oasis

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Come with us 2 Discover Egypt ^_^ in  our 2nd tour :Fortress of Shali in Siwa ruins are the result of extremely heavy rains that fell in 1926. The mud bricks which were used to make structures as high as five stories could not withstand the rain. The new town of Siwa was constructed next to the ruins.
Siwa Oasis or Mystic Siwa, which is how I'd like to refer to it


There's something magical and magnetic about this place. There's not a whole lot to do in Siwa, but due to the limited number of tourists who actually venture out here and because of town's relaxing atmosphere it's so easy to just waste away the days hanging out on a rooftop restaurant or outdoor cafe and watch the Berber community do its thing. One of the best things about my trip to Egypt was definitely visiting this off the beaten path desert oasis of a gem and being introduced to its fascinating culture and friendly people.
 Originally, I was intending to stay only three nights. However, after having been bitten by the Siwa bug, I extended my stay to a week. All the other travelers I met in Siwa kept delaying their departure dates too. Three of us had dinner one evening trying to figure out what it was exactly that was keeping us from wanting to leave Siwa. Was there something in the water? Was it the elevation? Was it the palm trees? What the heck was it about Siwa that just wanted us to stay forever??? Anyway, we never did figure out the answer to that question.


It would be hard to miss the jagged ruins of Shali Fortress, the magnificent relic at the center of Siwa’s largest town. According to ancient Siwan scriptures, 40 Siwans built the fortress in 1203 A.D. to protect the community against raiding Bedouin tribes. They used kershef, a mixture of mud, sand and sun-dried salt harvested from the oasis’s salt lakes, combined with palm trunks as ceilings.
 SIWA´S TAXI DRIVERS AND FORTRESS OF SHALI
Finally,If you want to see more and Discover it by your self come and visit Egypt ^_^



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