Joshua and Grahame in front of history

The Pyramids

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February 2nd 2009
We got an email this morning from my brother David saying that he and his family might join us in Italy in April. Joshua and Benjamin in particular are “stoked” at this news and it will make for a great family get together. Through Hanny, we have booked a car and a driver for a day long tour of the old city of Memphis, The Step Pyramid (the first pyramid), and the Pyramids of Giza. After bre ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Giza

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more