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…
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…
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.…
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…
Israel to Jordan to Egypt: Days 9-10
These are transition days from Jerusalem to Amman, on to Cairo and finally Luxor. They weren’t particularly eventful. We again crossed the bridge after saying goodbye the the American Colony, which is the kind of hotel you remember forever. Expensive…