Meri's Play Place

The Temple at Dendara © 2009, 2010 Meri Arnett-Kremian holding in my mind and heart the image of greater freedom and opportunity for the people of Egypt and the hope that they preserve and protect the treasures of their ancient civilization Mosaic Monday

With all the political upheaval in Egypt   featured in press coverage and on my mind, I thought I'd present some historical photos from the Library of Congress G. Eric and Edith Matson collection. Dating of these photographs is uncertain, with dates between 1898 and 1946 all in the range of possiblity. Strangely, many things haven't changed all that much in the last 65 years. Here's a glimpse of more recent Egypt from my trip to that beautiful, historical land in 2009. Along the shore of the Nile, between Aswan and Luxor. The Sphinx is no longer easily accessible. There is a walkway around the perimeter for viewing. To access the area between the paws, a special permit is required. The facade of the Temple of Horus at Edfu, shown in the vintage photograph above from the air. Along the road between Luxor and Abydos.  In the villages outside of the Cairo metropolis,  people live much as their parents  and grandparents did, except that they have...

Lots of little sphinxes and pharaohs, all in a line that used to stretch from the temple in Luxor to the temple at Karnak.

Such an incredible place ancient full of resonant energies  pulsing from past to present Abydos. For more Mosaic Monday fun, click   HERE .

Still trying to sleep off the jet lag and haven't gotten my photos of Italy sorted, so today I'll show you the Khan el Kahlili in Cairo. So exotic to American eyes!

While I'm away (just about to finish a photography workshop in Venice) I thought I'd entertain you with this, one of my favorite photos from Egypt, "Getting Water in Edfu" © 2009 Meri Arnett-Kremian just to let you know that I haven't forgotten you or how much our visits mean to me, even though I haven't been able to spend as much time at your sites investigating as I usually do. These darn gondolas are so distracting! Whine, whine, whine. . .  For more Ruby Tuesdays, click on the button on my sidebar .