EGYPT

Isn't she beautiful, my heart still aches each and every time I think of her. We actually took a whole lot of photos. I think we expanded about seven rolls of film in total, but one of our baggage was lost and only two rolls of film came back with us.

When you mention Egypt, people normally think of desert and camels, their mental image would be something like this.

But when I first set eyes on Egypt, it was more this. Grey and dreary, kinda depressing looking, but that's only Cairo.

Egypt is simply wow-some. When you're standing there, looking at the great pyramids of Giza, or watching the sun set as you cruise down the river Nile, you can't help but sigh and exclaim wow.

What's Egypt without hand-woven carpets and heaps of old stones.

Yes, I look kinda dorky in these photos, what's new. And yes, I was pretty young then. If you're wondering why some of the statues are missing their faces, it's only partly due to sand storms and corrosions. The main reason is because some intolerant religious fanatics disfigured them.

I reckon the only reason why they bother to carve these great statues and temples in stone is because they didn't have computers, internet and the television. So instead of being obsessed with the newest game or tv series, they spent all their time with a chisel and hammer. Yes, there's water in Egypt.

The following as well as the first pic are of the great pyramids of Giza, the most famous of the Egyptian pyramids, but contrary to what a lot of people think, there are actually a lot more pyramids in Egypt, there are close to a hundred in total.

One of the earliest pyramids, before the Egyptians mastered the art of pyramid building, they built step pyramids. And yes, there are heaps of camels and Egyptian people, dates and palms trees.

Eyptian art and heiroglyphics.

The Egyptians are pretty fond of obelisks, one of which can be seen in the background of the photo above. A strong Graeco-Roman influence can also be seen in their architecture.

Egypt was one of the best vacation I've had and what made it all the more special was because I had her all to myself the whole time.