Horse Carriage – Giza, Egypt – Daily Photo
The charriot came to Egypt about 4,000 years ago. When you go to Egypt you will still see some horse carriages and I think it is amazing that an ancient Egyptian would ...
Sphinx and Pyramid – Giza, Egypt – Daily Photo
One of the most iconic pictures of Egypt is this picture of the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid at Giza. The Great Pyramid is so old that it was built before the ...
Cairo Market Stall – Cairo, Egypt – Daily Photo
I love markets as a subject for picture taking and the traditional stalls like this one at a market in Cairo I find just beautiful.
Pharaoh’s Bust – Luxor, Egypt – Daily Photo
This bust of a pharaoh is from the temple of Luxor in Egypt. As I recall the bust is of the great pharaoh Ramesses II.
Cleopatra’s Beach – Marsa Matruh, Egypt – Daily Photo
This beach is named after Cleopatra (the 7th, the one you know) who had a villa nearby. An underground passage lead to this beach where she and Marc Antony might have taken ...
Temple of Ramesses II – Abu Simbel, Egypt – Daily Photo
The cartouche on the left indicates that this is the temple of Ramesses. The top character is “Ra” or sun. This makes it easy to spot on Egyptian temples. Of course, it ...
Coptic Monastery – Wadi el Natrun, Egypt – Daily Photo
Saint Macarius of Egypt came to Wadi el Natrun in the Egyptian desert around 330 AD where he founded a monastic community that can still be visited today.
Temple of Queen Nefertari – Abu Simbel, Egypt – Daily Photo
This is a picture of the Temple of Queen Nefertari in Abu Simbel, Egypt. I have very few pictures of myself on trips because I am the one behind the camera. Rarer ...
The Colossus of Memphis – Memphis, Egypt – Daily Photo
This is the colossus of Memphis, a statue of Rameses II lying down inside a museum built for it. The guy in the photo is the caretaker, who was cracking jokes from ...
Colossi of Memnon – Luxor, Egypt – Daily Photo
These two statues are the Colossi of Memnon which are images of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. They are not in the best shape but then again, they have been standing here for 3400 ...
