Egypt
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt: Days 17,18 and 19
Getting to Sharm el-Sheikh is effortless. It’s a 45-minunte flight on Egypt Air. Sharm, as it’s known, is a resort town that has expanded rapidly since being returned to the Egyptians in 1982. Tourism is the only remaining industry after strong environmental conservation laws have nearly eliminated the shipping trade on which it once thrived. … Continue reading
The Great Pyramids and Ibn Tulun Mosque, Egypt: Day 16
Giza is the Cairo suburb on the west bank of the Nile that extends to the desert and lends its name to the Great Pyramids at its edge. With creative positioning you can photograph all three pyramids and make them appear isolated in the desert, but really there is a Taco Bell a few hundred … Continue reading
Cairo, Egypt: Days 14 and 15
We pack up and leave Luxor on Tuesday. The airport is brand new, empty, cool and has free wireless. Our flight to Cairo is short and we can see the great pyramids at Giza, the step pyramid of Zoser and the other ‘great’ pyramids in Dashur from the plane as we approach Cairo. Stepping off … Continue reading
Temple Karnak and Luxor Temple, Egypt: Day 13
RING RING RING RING RING! I am startled awake by the room phone. In my sleep I had been having a mild ‘anxiety’ dream in which I was searching futilely for a specific Pharaoh’s tomb. Luxor is invading my subconscious. Gathering my senses in the near dark, I answer the phone. It’s our tour guide, … Continue reading
Luxor, Egypt: Day 12
Day 12 was planned as a light day, but boy did we need it. Breakfast includes good coffee in a French press. Over fruit, cereal and eggs, Trish and I are surprised at how much the girls retained from the day before, even though the heat made them loopy. Emma talks effortlessly about Egyptian dynasties … Continue reading
