Our final day in Cairo brought us to the great expectation of any journey to Egypt – the Giza Plateau and the Great Pyramid. It is impossible to fully comprehend the scale of the Great Pyramid until you stand beside it. The blocks of stone at the base were enormous. Each stone was more than […]
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We emerged from the old city in view of the Citadel and, within it, was one of the most impressive buildings I have ever seen – the Alabaster Mosque. Alabaster Mosque 1988, photograph, Michelle Basic Hendry At the time, I was completely unfamiliar with the Muslim religion. I walked through the entry of this grand […]
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