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 […]
Dive In!
The Red Sea, Ras Muhammad, Egypt “Bubbles“View or share this image at Flickr. “So Long!“View or share this image at Flickr. Touring Egypt 14: Nothing can be more exhilarating than to float weightless through a cloud of bubbles and brightly colored fish; to be completely at ease, literally surrounded by colors and lightness as you […]
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 […]
Cleaning day
The Red Sea, Ras Muhammad, Egypt “Cleaning Day“Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Touring Egypt 12: Would you believe, it must have been Saturday night? Or something about “once a week, whether you need it or not?” OK, that was a couple of throw-away jokes for Americans there … sorry, […]
Be a Friend and a Guide
Edfu, Egypt “Be a Friend“Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Touring Egypt 11: Let’s take a break from Cairo. Today we jump ahead to Edfu, a town and temple site not too far from Aswan, near the southern end of Egypt’s Nile River. Most cruises from Luxor to Aswan will […]
