Where in the world is Alice
I'm currently in Bosnia-Herzegovina eating ice cream. I'm here for less than an hour. Just a rest stop on our way to Dubrovnik.
The view from the restaurant is beautiful, so I thought I'd send some postcards.
Journey Into Ancient Egypt, Part 2: Along the Nile River
As I alluded to in my previous post, the story of ancient Egypt was predicated by the rising and setting sun. The east bank, where the sun rose, was the side of birth. The west bank, where the sunset, was the side of death. All the Ancient Egyptian pyramids and tombs were constructed on the west side of the Nile River. The Nile River may have not played a central part in Ancient Egyptian spirituality, but it was the lifeblood of Egypt. The fertile soil along the banks of the river made it easy for towns to form and helped build civilization.
We left Luxor as the sun was setting so the rest of the day was spent taking photos and videos. The scenery along the Nile was gorgeous. I went back and forth focusing my camera between the setting sun’s reflection on the water and the mountains. Its reflection gave the mountains a salmon-colored hue. The contrasting colors of the dry desert mountain and the lush riverbank lined with date palm trees was a breathtaking sight - a scenery that nev…
We left Luxor as the sun was setting so the rest of the day was spent taking photos and videos. The scenery along the Nile was gorgeous. I went back and forth focusing my camera between the setting sun’s reflection on the water and the mountains. Its reflection gave the mountains a salmon-colored hue. The contrasting colors of the dry desert mountain and the lush riverbank lined with date palm trees was a breathtaking sight - a scenery that nev…
Hi Alice, hope you arrived home safe and sound. It was a pleasure meeting you on this trip, hope our paths cross again some time. I told you I'd check out your blog!
ReplyDeleteLikewise...it was a pleasure meeting you and thank you for checking my blog out. Arrived home safe and started to write about the whole trip. I just published my blog about Opatija.
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