TRAVEL THE WORLD - GIZA, EGYPT

This photo of the Great Pyramid at Gyza in Egypt was taken in 2004. Can you see the truck in the bottom right of the photo? Now you can appreciate how huge the pyramids are and what a technical achievement they represent. This is even more evident if you right click on the photo and then open it in a new window to see the enlarged image.

TRAVEL THE WORLD - GIZA, EGYPT

I think this 2004 photo captures the special quality of light in the desert at Giza that gives everything such intensity. And, of course, the camel remains central to the culture of the desert even today.

TRAVEL THE WORLD - GIZA, EGYPT

This is a photo, taken in 2004, of the second pyramid at Giza. The smooth face of this pyramid has been eroded away. Imagine how beautiful it must have been before this happened!

TERAVEL THE WORLD - GIZA, EGYPT

I love this photo, because it shows how beautiful the desert can be. Taken in 2004, it was one of my first photos with a digital camera, my Nikon Coolpix. I was surprised by the quality of a photo that could be produced by simply pointing and shooting. I was also surprised by the unexpected beauty of the Sahara. My impression of the desert, before actually seeing it, was that it would be nothing more than desolate wastes of shifting sand. How wrong that was!

TRAVEL THE WORLD - GIZA, EGYPT

It was difficult to get close enough to the Sphynx to take a good photo. Although I wasn't especially happy with this one taken in 2006, I'm including it because what would a trip to Egypt be without the Sphynx?

TRAVEL THE WORLD - GIZA, EGYPT

Although we had seen photos of the pyramids and heard of them many times, we were surprised by how strong the impact was when we actually saw them in 2004. Both the pyramids themselves and their desert setting were incredibly beautiful.