Archive for 'Cairo'
the pyramids: our architectural beginners tour
Day 75: This was it. The big day. The day we were off to see the Pyramids.
We accepted the offer from our hotel to organise a visit to the pyramids near Cairo in chronological order of their construction. This turned out to be extremely useful way of developing an understanding of how the pyramid […]
Posted: September 12th, 2007 under Egypt, Cairo, Pyramid.
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pyramid is not drawn to scale
Day 75: Standing up close to the Red Pyramid, outside Cairo, you get a sense of the scale of the creation. In a word, hugeness.
Nevertheless, while massive, we still felt that it was more plausible that the pyramids were built by human hands than they were by aliens. You are probably very reassured to […]
Posted: September 12th, 2007 under Egypt, Cairo, Pyramid.
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windsor hotel, cairo
Days 74-77: What a grand old place this is. With an creaking elevator operated by an attendant, rooms that have not been updated since Winston Churchill’s time and an in-room telephone that connects only with reception, it was everything that we had hoped for in a central place to stay in Cairo.
When we asked […]
Posted: September 11th, 2007 under Hotel, Egypt, Cairo, Photos.
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why egypt?
Day -8: It probably wasn’t until Kate’s folks came back from Egypt that I was really sold on the idea of including it on my list of places to go this trip. In 2005, Roger and Roz embarked on their own multi-month globetrot which took them past the statues of Easter Island, the Aztec ruins […]
Posted: June 16th, 2007 under Egypt, Cairo, Luxor, Abu Simbel.
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