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Krissa heading up to the Acropolis

For the second time that day. It was glorious. For the second time that day. It was glorious.

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Parthenon in Blue

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The Erechtheion by day and sun

With the Porch of the Caryatids. With the Porch of the Caryatids.

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K&L were at the Pyramids of Giza!

It's true, and still kind of amazes me. The pyramid that appears the tallest is not actually the tallest from ground to top - the Pharaoh of the time decided to one-up his father's pyramid and build...

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Campfire

Our driver and guide weren't a lot of use during the safari, but they turned out to be great cooks, grilling chicken on this fire and pulling together a fantastic veggie sauce to go with rice and the...

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The White Desert

The White Desert is an incredible landscape of wind and (some) water carved rocks. They form incredible natural sculptures, some of which look distinctly lifelike. We arrived at night, so didn't get...

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Luis & Thor's Hammer

Or something to that effect. Or something to that effect.

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Ubiquitous

Even in the desert, there was signal. Our guide was texting folks left and right through the entire trip. It did make me feel less concerned when smoke started pouring into the cab from the dashboard....

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Yes, the pyramids really are right there

The Great Pyramids are just outside Giza City (which is being engulfed by Cairo). The city comes right up to the front gates, though it stays in the river valley while the pyramids are built on an...

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Step Pyramid of Saqqara

The oldest known pyramid in Egypt. The oldest known pyramid in Egypt.

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Off the road, in the desert

This wasn't our 4x4, ours was blue, but otherwise, therey're pretty much the same. We travelled with this truck and one other through most of our safari. This wasn't our 4x4, ours was blue, but...

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Dune!

We took a five hour drive, to get to an oasis, to get in a 4x4 so that we could go out into the desert. And see dunes! Or rather, one dune. The Great Western Desert (of Egypt, the eastern edge of the...

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Camels in the desert

We're not sure if this was a lonely tourist and guide, or if these were actual nomads. Either way, they lent the entire landscape a sense of scale. We're not sure if this was a lonely tourist and...

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Burj Dubai, err, Kalifa

It was still the Burj Dubai when we were there. It was still the Burj Dubai when we were there.

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Truck in glory

All the trucks are painted up this way, many even more garish than this. Most have little sayings or suggestions in nearly impossible to read fonts, usually in English. All the trucks are painted up...

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Creator and Destoyer

Shiva as Nataraja (Lord of the Dance) dances the Tandava, creating, maintaining and destroying the earth in this gorgeous bronze cast in the National Museum. The museum was hit or miss, some rooms had...

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Sandstone and Marble

Delhi's historical sites, like those in neighbouring Rajasthan, tend to be red. Red sandstone is easily available, and quite lovely, especially when contrasted with marble. Delhi's historical sites,...

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Humayun's Tomb

This tomb was built by the Emperor's wife, in honor of his memory, a good 70 years before Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal. It was the first mausoleum surrounded by a garden built in India. This tomb...

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Reflections

The Mughals liked their water features. This small irrigation trough provides a small reflection of the mausoleum, only a hint of the reflecting pools surrounding the Taj. The Mughals liked their...

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K & L smile for the camera

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