Back From Egypt 1

Egypt:  

Nothing mild about it.  

It looks you square in the face at every turn, 

and dares you to hold its gaze.

"007" and me in Giza

Along the Nile

Detail of a Hieroglyphic:  Horus the Falcon

Ancient Sandstone Quarry along the Nile

The Royal Lily; Home Sweet Home

Standing on the Great Aswan Dam, looking at Lake Naser 

My favorite temple: Philae on an island in Lake Naser

What is there to say except EGYPT IS MAGNIFICENT!  Take 5000+ years of history, condense it into 6 amazing days, then come home exhausted, but enlightened.