What a better way to explore a city than on a Hot Air Balloon!This is what Jamaliah Jaffar did on her trip to Luxor sometime in December 2010.

She says "Initially, upon lift off, it was very exhilerating, but once in the air, it felt so calm and peaceful to be part of the morning scenery and witness the animals and people rising and going about their morning routine..

Housed in a wonderful villa, the Museum of Islamic Ceramics is a small but beautiful museum. The museum has a beautiful collection of ceramic pots, plates, and bowls from the 9th to the 18th centuries.The museum is worth a visit for its collection as well as the building, which was a palace of Prince Amr Ibrahim.

Housing Islamic artwork from all around the Islamic world, the Museum of Islamic Arts is one of the finest museums in Cairo. The museum has over 100,000 objects and is also associated with the excavation going on in the Fustat Area. The museum was closed for renovation of the building and exhibits and was re-opened for public in September 2010.

With the current historic events in Egypt, it will need all the support it can get to establish its new beginning. At Crescentrating, while congratulating the people of Egypt, we would like to support Egypt by promoting it as a preferred travel destination for 2011.