lauriegene > In the words of Ogden Nash, "Landscape simply socko," from the barren wash at the foot of the Great Pyramids toward the edge of Cairo.
lauriegene > The Sphinx gazing toward Cairo.
lauriegene > The Great Pyramid, with an unfortunately modern research facility at its base. At least the lights in the foreground are wrapped in a rock wall.
lauriegene > The Egyptian National Museum in Cairo, established in the 19th century by a French archeologist. The cow-goddess Hathor, with her crown of cow horns and a sun, graces the entry archway. Egyptian goddesses portrayed in the Greco-Roman stayle flank the classical facade.
lauriegene > The vast expanse of Cairo suburbs are unfinished apartments like these. The city doesn't collect property tax on unfinished buildings, so there are endless acres of unfinished buildings that seem to be occupied, and reputedly have been for generations.
lauriegene > The Egyptian Tourist Police at one of the tacky tourist stops which was supposed to be a great source of good cotton, but turned out to be just an opportunity for a few hands of gin rummy.
lauriegene > A Cairo airport security guard at prayers on Thursday afternoon.
lauriegene > . . . Airport
lauriegene > Cairo . . .
In the words of Ogden Nash, "Landscape simply socko," from the barren wash at the foot of the Great Pyramids toward the edge of Cairo.
lauriegene > In the words of Ogden Nash, "Landscape simply socko," from the barren wash at the foot of the Great Pyramids toward the edge of Cairo.
In the words of Ogden Nash, "Landscape simply socko," from the barren wash at the foot of the Great Pyramids toward the edge of Cairo.
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