Monday, 29 January 2018

The golden age of travel

Actors: David Suchet , JJ Field and  Emily Blunt in Death on the Nile (2004 BBC)

Al Manshia Square, Alexandria in early 20th century

Bonaparte Before the Sphinx (French: Bonaparte devant le Sphinx) is an 1886 painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. It is also known as Oedipus (Œdipe).

Delta is one of Thomas Cook Nile steamers. Thomas Cook owned and managed fleet of Nile steamers but only 2 survived.

SS Misr by Mövenpick

No less exotic were the hotels, steamships and extravagant palaces of hospitality that combined the thrill of the unknown with the comforts of home.

Thomas Cook and Son promotional poster in London


S.S. Karnak as it was shown in Death on the Nile (1978 film)

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