Comments on: Egypt 2 http://www.alanirwin.com/blog/2009/11/08/egypt-2/ My life, annotated Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:24:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tara http://www.alanirwin.com/blog/2009/11/08/egypt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-25235 Tara Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:29:10 +0000 http://www.alanirwin.com/blog/?p=652#comment-25235 Brilliant to stay until the bedlam of touts and tour buses had passed--were you transported back a few millennium? The food sounds fab--eggplant, tahini and garlic--foods of the goddess! Great photos, but beware of spitting camels, and what--no cheesy shots of you up on the hump? The Sphinx is pretty special partly because the body was carved out of a rock outcropping that was already there--no carrying that puppy in. And for structural beefcake, I'm with Alan--China's wall has the muscle. So next, are you going to walk like an Egyptian and climb those piles of stone? Brilliant to stay until the bedlam of touts and tour buses had passed–were you transported back a few millennium? The food sounds fab–eggplant, tahini and garlic–foods of the goddess! Great photos, but beware of spitting camels, and what–no cheesy shots of you up on the hump?

The Sphinx is pretty special partly because the body was carved out of a rock outcropping that was already there–no carrying that puppy in. And for structural beefcake, I’m with Alan–China’s wall has the muscle.

So next, are you going to walk like an Egyptian and climb those piles of stone?

]]> By: Chuck http://www.alanirwin.com/blog/2009/11/08/egypt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-25185 Chuck Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:56:45 +0000 http://www.alanirwin.com/blog/?p=652#comment-25185 The second shot of the pyramid and the blocks - are they building a new one?!!! Are they using the old method or is this some lath and plaster thing? Saw a monk with a laptop the other day. Kinda takes away some of that spirituality image for me. I wonder if they have Buddhist video games. The second shot of the pyramid and the blocks – are they building a new one?!!! Are they using the old method or is this some lath and plaster thing?

Saw a monk with a laptop the other day. Kinda takes away some of that spirituality image for me.
I wonder if they have Buddhist video games.

]]> By: alan http://www.alanirwin.com/blog/2009/11/08/egypt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-25179 alan Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:54:14 +0000 http://www.alanirwin.com/blog/?p=652#comment-25179 My guess on the largest: Great Wall of China. Stay cool out there! My guess on the largest: Great Wall of China.

Stay cool out there!

]]> By: Pat Wheatley http://www.alanirwin.com/blog/2009/11/08/egypt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-25177 Pat Wheatley Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:31:34 +0000 http://www.alanirwin.com/blog/?p=652#comment-25177 What was the camel saying to the two of you?? Thanks for the great photos and diary. Enjoy every moment. Pat What was the camel saying to the two of you??
Thanks for the great photos and diary.
Enjoy every moment. Pat

]]> By: Kalia http://www.alanirwin.com/blog/2009/11/08/egypt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-25174 Kalia Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:48:47 +0000 http://www.alanirwin.com/blog/?p=652#comment-25174 The camel-sick guy really has heat stroke cuz he's not wearing a hat! Oh, and what's a "tout"? The camel-sick guy really has heat stroke cuz he’s not wearing a hat!
Oh, and what’s a “tout”?

]]> By: Heidi http://www.alanirwin.com/blog/2009/11/08/egypt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-25171 Heidi Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:22:04 +0000 http://www.alanirwin.com/blog/?p=652#comment-25171 Alan! Put on a hat! Alan! Put on a hat!

]]> By: Shyan Jenq Ho http://www.alanirwin.com/blog/2009/11/08/egypt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-25168 Shyan Jenq Ho Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:14:13 +0000 http://www.alanirwin.com/blog/?p=652#comment-25168 The 3rd picture kinda leaves an impression of the guy is having a migraine or dizziness while riding the camel. Car sick in the desert get it? Haha. The 3rd picture kinda leaves an impression of the guy is having a migraine or dizziness while riding the camel. Car sick in the desert get it? Haha.

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