I'm not trying to compete with Marie (as if!), but her recent blogs have me thinking about the trip I took to Egypt and the Middle East back in 2000. That was a great trip. Truly Amazing.
Here are a couple of my pics from Egypt. Alas, I don't have time to write more right now. Enjoy...
The Great Pyramid of Cheops! Giza
Cheops again. It's big.
Me & Sphinxie (I need a shave, he needs a nose)
Saqqara "step" pyramid (King Zoser 2667-48 BC)
(Zoser was big in Sumeria)
Temple of Isis (Philae)
Luxor Temple & Obelisk (collect 'em all!)
Colossi of Ramses II in Abu Simbel
Pretty cool, eh?
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7 comments:
Hey, where are the laser beams shooting out of the Luxor temple?
You know, like this.
You laugh, but actually they do a pretty wild Sound & Light show in Giza. Like this.
Holy cow. Disney has taken over the world. Literally.
Should I bother with that sound and light show, Steve? I saw the Karnak one once and just about fell asleep... but it's not like it's far away.
And I'm looking forward to the next installment of photos. Sinai?
I thought the light show was pretty good--if you like that kind of thing. They played music from Lawrence of Arabia! It's probably better drunk.
Errr...what do you mean next photo installment?
Eh, you seen one eons-old man made marvel that took decades and countelss lives to create, on a monumental scale that can be seen from space and represents centuries of human achievement,
and you seen 'em all.
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