I am in Luxor and today we went to the Temple of Karnak. It is one of those places you have probably seen on TV or in photographs. Huge walls tilted on the front with an opening in the middle. Carvings of the pharaoh in “Smiting Pose,” fat columns in … [Continue reading] about Egypt Field Report for November 27, 2022
November 24, 2022 Egypt There is so much to report since my last missive. Since being in Egypt I can say that one hotel had internet. Others claimed to have it, and in some cases there was a signal and a connection however brief and however … [Continue reading] about Egypt – Report #3
Pompey's Pillar with Sphinx Written on the morning of Nov 20 On the 18th we took the bus up to Alexandria, 200 km away. We stopped at Pompey’s Pillar, which he had nothing to do with, and we went and looked at some tombs and the Serapeum of … [Continue reading] about Egypt 19 Nov 2022
I spent five days on the Giza Plateau, touring all the sites and doing some 360 video work.I was staying at a hotel right beside the southern entrance to Giza (directly off the right paw of the Sphinx) and could watch the light show from the rooftop … [Continue reading] about Egypt 2022, Nov 18
This is day three of my journey, I think. I have already lost count. I was dropped off at the airport having been notified I had to see the Delta ticket desk to check in. I was informed that the middle leg of my trip, New York to Rome, had been … [Continue reading] about Egypt Nov 12, 2022