The Odysseys guide drove us to Cairo's Semiramis InterContinental bHotel/b which is along the Nile. My traveling companions on this trip were my U.P. classmates Heidi and René and his wife Imelda. We dined that night at a riverboat restaurant called Blue Nile and ... The predecessor of this opera house was the Khedivial Opera House (Royal Opera House), where Guiseppe bVerdi's/b Aida had its world premiere on December 24, 1871, commissioned by Ismail Pasha, Khedive of Egypt. ...
For someone seeking a European bvacation/b destination they would do well to consider the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is an area of Italy named for a road that was constructed by the Ancient Romans almost 2200 years ago. It like a lot of Italy is known throughout the ... If your tastes are more Opera oriented you will not want to miss the town Busseto, famous for Guiseppe bVerdi/b, who was actually born in the nearby village of Roncole now renamed Roncole bVerdi/b. ...
