Odds n Ends Vintage Photos VII
11-28-2010 | 07:53 PM
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From: Philly (Narberth)
Originally Posted by Kyras,Nov 28 2010, 10:37 PM
Jerry, was it fun? Was it educational?
fftopic: How's the nice lady (forgot her name, again) who has lung cancer?
fftopic: How's the nice lady (forgot her name, again) who has lung cancer?
while the Egypt portion was....um, sort of like "history class" some of the time 
At least we "students" where well fed and did not revolt from wake-up calls as early as 5 am 
(this was necessary to beat out other tour groups to some sites....effective and worth the trek). TARIK, our tour guide in his mid 30s, had an incredible knowledge of all the dates, names of pharaohs, cultural happenings of the time, etc. [Sandy is her name, and we hope to visit she and Tom next week; continues to go downhill and is on hospice care
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11-28-2010 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by paS2K,Nov 28 2010, 07:53 PM
The London portion was fun while the Egypt portion was....um, sort of like "history class" some of the time At least we "students" where well fed and did not revolt from wake-up calls as early as 5 am (this was necessary to beat out other tour groups to some sites....effective and worth the trek). TARIK, our tour guide in his mid 30s, had an incredible knowledge of all the dates, names of pharaohs, cultural happenings of the time, etc.
[Sandy is her name, and we hope to visit she and Tom next week; continues to go downhill and is on hospice care ]
while the Egypt portion was....um, sort of like "history class" some of the time At least we "students" where well fed and did not revolt from wake-up calls as early as 5 am (this was necessary to beat out other tour groups to some sites....effective and worth the trek). TARIK, our tour guide in his mid 30s, had an incredible knowledge of all the dates, names of pharaohs, cultural happenings of the time, etc. [Sandy is her name, and we hope to visit she and Tom next week; continues to go downhill and is on hospice care
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I'm so sorry to hear about Sandy. I really liked her.Good to hear about your trip.
11-28-2010 | 08:01 PM
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From: Philly (Narberth)
Originally Posted by paS2K,Nov 28 2010, 10:53 PM
....TARIK, our tour guide in his mid 30s, had an incredible knowledge of all the dates, names of pharaohs, cultural happenings of the time, etc. ....
so....I'll sunset along the Nile will close out this segment
11-29-2010 | 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Tadashi,Nov 29 2010, 07:50 AM
Very cool pics Jerry thanks for sharing.
How close did you get to the Great Pyramid? I still find the construction of the pyramids quite amazing, to say the least.
11-29-2010 | 07:10 AM
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From: Philly (Narberth)
Originally Posted by jukngene,Nov 29 2010, 08:38 AM
How close did you get to the Great Pyramid? I still find the construction of the pyramids quite amazing, to say the least.
Pic above ^^ shows the only spot at which you can ENTER the interior; long wait and not really much to see, so we didn't do it. Interesting fact: the exterior of all the Pyramids was originally covered with polished granite....shiny in the sun....but most was scavenged over the years for other projects during the Roman occupation. This pic shows the finished smooth surface at the TOP of the second-largest one...
11-29-2010 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Lainey,Nov 29 2010, 08:25 AM
Jerry, do you need a vacation to recover from your vacation?
Looks like a busy trip.
Looks like a busy trip.
funny that you should ask: we didn't have any travellers crud during the trip, but now both of us have had a bout of sore throat/ congestion in the following week. maybe the result of all the dust flying around in that environment.
i'm thinking of taking another week off to rest up
