Egypt Finale: Pyramid 101
We finished up Egypt by closing the circle on the pyramids at Saqqara and Dahshur where it all began. The pharaoh Djoser had as his advisor, a genius named Imhotep (high priest, scientist, architect)....
Category: Egypt
Cairo Egypt: Glorious history. Not so great present
In my opinion, Egypt was the first great civilization. They had technology, trade, conquest, and complex systems of religion and government. The lasted on and off (mostly on) from the unification in 3150 until...
Luxor Egypt: Tombs & Temples
From Kenya we flew to Luxor Egypt. Luxor is smaller and even more tourist oriented than Cairo so it’s a nice intro to Egypt. The main attractions in Luxor are the Nile river which...