The Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khafre

The view as you enter the Giza site.

August 17th 2006
Today, I saw the pyramids. And yes, the Great Pyramid is very large. I opted for a tour organized by the hotel. Just me, the tour guide and the driver. First, they took me to Islamic Cairo to visit a mosque. It's a beautiful mosque, and very different in design from the Turkish mosques. We also climbed a minaret to get a view of the city. Down below was the city of the dead, a cemetary. An ... read more

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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

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I am a high school teacher. You can see all my photos at My online photos The summer of 2006 was my third summer in a row that I travelled for the entire summer. In 2006 I travelled to London, then Greece, Turkey and Egypt. The summer of 2007 was a trip to Australia. The summer of 2008 was a trip from Cape Town to Nairobi, 6 weeks in a truck with an overland tour company. June to September 2009 was the longest trip at 10 weeks. I visited Central Europe, the Balkans and a side trip for the last week in Paris. The summer of 2010, I cross... full info

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