Story and photos by Victor Block
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Land of the Pyramids and Pharaohs
first impression on the ride from the airport to my hotel was: big city. Cars and motorcycles battled for space, their horns raising a din. Signs for McDonald’s, Burger King and other familiar fast-food restaurants vied for attention with billboards touting women’s fashions. Street vendors maneuvered pushcarts laden with foods that were new to my eye. Towering minarets pierced the skyline. Ramshackle apartment buildings decorated with laundry drying in the sun stood next to modern hotels. Welcome to Egypt, land of pyramids and pharaohs, with a rich millennium-long history and present-day life with one foot planted firmly in the past. Many people travel to this ancient land to see the pyramids, sphinx and other storied monuments. Ancient Greeks and Romans started the trend, coming to goggle at the manmade monuments. Later, Napoleon showed up and looted artifacts that were transported back to France. Following the two-week itinerary that my wife Fyllis and I took with Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT), we returned home with a sense of awe at Egypt’s iconic attractions and an appreciation of its people and their fascinating culture.
PYRAMIDS & TEMPLES It’s clear why the pyramids were included among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Great Pyramid, one of more than 100 throughout the country, is the largest of three at Giza just outside Cairo, the country’s capital. It was built over 4,000 years ago to serve as the tomb of Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops).
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