Old-Time Religion
Cairo, Egypt “Have a Seat”Click here to share or send a greeting with this image.Touring Egypt 15: As I’ve mentioned before, Cairo is home to hundreds of mosques. One of the most imposing is the magnificent Sultan Hassan Mosque and Madrassa, downtown on the edges of the old city. Just a very short distance from […]
Come Sail Away
The Nile River, Southern Egypt “Returning“Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Touring Egypt 13: Sailboats always attract my eye (usually, my lens as well). Egyptian feluccas seem to me both exotic and beautiful, especially when their sails pick up the light of the sun in the terrifically scenic Nile River […]
Sound and Light
Giza, Egypt “All in“Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Touring Egypt 7: Here’s another thing to do if you are in Cairo at night. Every visitor should take the opportunity to visit Giza to see the famous sound and light show at least once. The booming presentation tells the story […]
Ancient Egypt (redux)
Luxor, Egypt “Ancient Egypt“Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Touring Egypt 4: Here is the promised repeat from an earlier post. Since the previous post today was so lame, I promised these, which are among my favorites from Egypt. For the record, this was originally posted on 5 August. But […]
Not from Disney
The Red Sea, Tiran Straits, Egypt Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Another Sunday concludes, ending another terrific weekend and presenting the specter of another Monday coming too soon. Nancy and I look for distractions from the routine grind, trying to extend the weekend. We watch movies and talk about […]