Egypt – Wrap Up

In what promises to be our last post about Egypt, we wanted to share some random images and stories that didn’t quite fit into our previous three posts. One interesting story was from our visit to the Cairo Tower – the tallest building in Egypt… On the last day of the trip, we went up…

Egypt – Evolution of the Pyramid

Gosh – the title of this post reads like a boring college course, doesn’t it? But not to worry – I’ll make it brief and promise no quiz afterward… During our trip to Egypt, we had a chance to visit some of the more obscure pyramids (obscure = not many tour buses). While not as…

Egypt – Riding a Camel

After three months of living in the desert, Megan and I finally had our first camel ride while visiting Egypt. Gimicky? Of course! But it was still fun! To be honest, except for sitting much higher, the experience was very similar to riding a horse. The one real big difference, however, was getting on and…

Egypt – The Pyramids of Giza

One of the great things about being in Abu Dhabi is the ability to quickly travel to other countries traditionally involving a 10+ hour flight. This past week we had our first taste of this advantage as we took a short vacation to Cairo, Egypt. Due to the sheer volume of pictures and videos we…