Cairo Egypt 埃及开罗 1/2016 (3)
14-17 Egypt is synonymous with pyramids. Raised on the vast and harsh ground of the desert, these were built to loom large and to reach for the sky. Under the blue sky, the triangle clearly points to the heavens, perhaps…
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Luxor Egypt – Part 1 埃及卢克索 – 上集 1/2016 (4)
18 I barely recovered from being awestruck by the pyramids and sphinx before taking the train to Luxor. This was indeed where the ancient Egyptians of power thought about their mortality, dreamed of immortality. One after another, they kept coming—tombs,…
Luxor Egypt – Part 2 埃及卢克索 – 下集 1/2016 (5)
19 Not many things are still standing after more than 3,000 years. Here in Luxor, sure, some are headless, without an arm and a leg, dismembered, disfigured, others in tatters, even pulverized. Notwithstanding the odd missing pieces of the jigsaw…