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Category: Egypt

  • Day 25~ March 25th~ Egypt

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    The Colossi of Memnon are shrouded with mystery and lore. One of these 2 massive 18 meter statues is known since ancient history to ‘sing’ at dawn. It is supposed to emanate a sound like the string of a lyre breaking at the early morning hours. The phenomenon was first reported by the Greek historian…

  • Day 24~ March 24th~ Egypt

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    Imagine having a makeshift hut or a tent for a home, knowing that your home is where your belongings are, it is not a place, it is a moving entity… Growing up in Lebanon I have always been fascinated by the lives of Bedouins. I watched their children play on dusty roadsides, barefoot, in and…

  • Day 23~ March 23rd~ Egypt

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    Our memories work in a funny way that we mostly remember the things that stand out, the odd things… Have you ever met someone who spoke to animals in the most natural way as if animals understood every word they said? I have. This boy in this 15 year old film scan was the camel…

  • Day 22~ March 22nd~ Egypt

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    Places of worship continue to vibrate with the intentions of the people who built them and those who used them to utter their prayers… In the Egyptian desert, near Elephantine Island, is an abandoned coptic monastery that dates back to the 6th century. It is one of the biggest coptic monasteries in the world and…

  • Day 21~ March 21st~ Egypt

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    We live our lives in chapters and at some point each chapter has to end… One of the hardest things to do after being charmed by people and after the sharing of a small part of life with them, is the separation. On the trip to Egypt, I had to say good bye so many…

  • Day 20~ March 20th~ Egypt

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    All rich moments in life become richer when shared with a good friend, a companion… The journey to Egypt was a unique adventure in so many ways and most of the uniqueness came from the great feeling of sharing and fraternity with friends of like minds searching together. The stories of that trip are divided…

  • Day 19~ March 19th~ Egypt

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    The more we find out about history the less we actually know… The Great Sphinx in the Giza plateau, original purpose unknown, original name unknown, actual construction date unknown, and despite all that, one of the largest and oldest statues in the world stands proudly looking at us, impressing us and challenging us to find…

  • Day 18~ March 18th~ Egypt

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    The most baffling thing about ancient history is the search for the real reasons as to why the ancients did what they did… After being amazed, impressed and dazzled by a 7km avenue in Luxor lined perfectly with sphinxes, I had to ask myself the question: “why would they do that?” It seems far too…

  • Day 17~ March 17th~ Egypt

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    Moments with other people, they are the holders of the best of memories… We were near Aswan, our boat drifting lazily in the January sun, the Nile river glowing with thousands of bright sequins, when we made a small pause near the shore. There, near the bank of the river were 2 boys, one of…

  • Day 16~ March 16th~ Egypt

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    History and civilizations are not linear in their development… Each time I look at remains of ancient civilizations like the Chinese, the Mayans, the Romans, the Greeks, and the Egyptians, I find it quite difficult to relegate the fact that a lot of what is evident in their artifacts and architecture points to a more…