The Grift? Cairo Airport Part 2
Egypt 2021
October: “Not allowed.” The security guard says. Here we go again… the grift.
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What’s This? Cairo Airport Part 1
Egypt 2021
October: “What’s this?” the security guard asks, yet again…
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City of the Dead
Egypt 2021
October 14: The lonely necropolis (“city of the dead”) of Saqqarah and of Dashur boast the oldest pyramids and the first carved tomb hieroglyphics. Unlike at Giza, there were few visitors aside from ourselves and our guide, Bassem.
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The Giza Pyramids
Egypt 2021
October 14: The Giza Pyramids, standing against a crisp blue sky. Up close, they are even more breathtaking than imagined. They are the highlight of Egypt!
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Egypt
October 2021 Egypt has over 7,000 years of recorded history… almost as timeless as the annual flood of the Nile. We are finally going! Not only the Pyramids but the Upper Nile and Nile Delta as well. All pictures courtesy of Wikipedia Commons, to be updated as we get our own!
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