The land of Egypt held such an allure for me. I visited the first time in 1998 when I took my son to visit his Father at the University of Cairo.
The Giza Plateau, located on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, is an ancient site of immense historical and archaeological importance. The plateau itself is a limestone formation that dates back millions of years, formed during the Eocene epoch. The primary structures on the Giza Plateau were built during the Old Kingdom period of ancient Egypt, specifically the 4th Dynasty.
The art collection at the Cairo Museum is a world heritage and should be protected as long as there are humans on planet earth.
After a few days in Cairo I ventured south along the Nile. I first flew from Cairo to Aswan and boarded a river boat. I was on the Nile for about five days stopping at the various temples and archaeological sites along the way. Our guide was fluent in Arabic, Spanish and English; so I heard the explanations of the sites in all three languages throughout the tour.
One morning I left the ship early and ventured out into the local village. I was invited to tea outside of the mosque in the village after morning prayers.
One of my favorite sites was the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as the Djeser-Djeseru (Ancient Egyptian: “Holy of Holies”), is a mortuary temple of Ancient Egypt located in Upper Egypt.
Built for the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Hatshepsut, it is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings. This mortuary temple is dedicated to Amun and Hatshepsut and is situated next to the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II, which served both as an inspiration and later, a quarry. It is considered one of the “incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt.”
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