by thadmin | Jan 1, 2013 | Travel
We have been a couple days in Aswan now. Its not exactly the sleepy southern town I remember from 12 years ago, but why should it be that? What it is, is relaxing, cool and welcoming. Much of this is offered by our accommodations at the Isis Corniche, with its gardens...
by thadmin | Jan 1, 2013 | Contrast, Travel
I was still pretty shaky when we left Luxor, having emptied myself, so to speak, pretty much completely over two days, but could not pass up the opportunity to record the following images as we left town. Carrie had told me of the great graffiti she’d seen the...
by thadmin | Dec 29, 2012 | Travel
We have a had a the same driver for almost a week now. He is Christian and has been very quiet the entire time, responding to questions with “Yes, sir” and “Yes, Ma’am”. I am distinctly uncomfortable with being addressed as...
by thadmin | Dec 27, 2012 | Travel
Three locations today on the West Bank of the Nile; The Valley of the Kings, Hapshepsut’s Temple and Howard Carter’s house. But you’ll forgive me for not having any photos of the Valley of the Kings due to a total ban on cameras, both still and...
by thadmin | Dec 26, 2012 | Travel
Carrie’s blog will have informed you of the day’s events today (balloon ride, Deir al Medina, Valley of the Queens, Luxor Museum), and so I will ramble on here about.. what? Hmmmm. Well, of course there are flies here. Hell, even they are depicted in...
by thadmin | Dec 25, 2012 | Historical, Travel
Karnak has always seemed the pinnacle of tourist experience in Egypt to me; more even than touring the Pyramids. There is a fine line, it turns out, between a thoroughly pedestrian experience in Egypt and an exquisite observation of Previous Man. I thank my sister...
by thadmin | Dec 24, 2012 | Travel
It was another simple day today. We woke late and had only to wander the Luxor Souk (Market), and explore the Luxor temple complex (which we can see from the roof of our hotel. You can see it in the photo I took of Carrie photographing from between some poolside...
by thadmin | Dec 24, 2012 | Travel
Yesterday was not too much more than a 4 hour drive through scrub desert and hills between Hurghada on the coast and inland to Luxor (on the Nile). We stopped once for a break and I leapt out and made across the blacktop to some hills on the far side and scrambled up...
by thadmin | Dec 22, 2012 | Travel
As reported yesterday, we did indeed drive out to a monastery in the desert, just not the one we intended. Turns out St. Anthony’s Monastery(“Ambo Toni”) is on-the-way to St. Paul’s, and like all well-laid plans, entailed a detour to this place...
by thadmin | Dec 21, 2012 | Nature, Travel
I am not a luxury type of person, never have been. Its not that I have an aversion to comfort, its more that I feel such a pervading sense of guilt at receiving what I am not due that dours my expression. Perhaps its an earning thing. I like to know that whatever I...
