Egypt

Country number:
21
Territory number:
23
‘"I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away."
Percy Bysse Shelley, Ozymandias

Tales from Egypt

Egypt - Splendid Land of Pharaohs, Pyramids, Temples and Tombs

It was Egypt that really ignited my travel curiosity. I was already besotted with the ancient history –all those gods and goddesses. A friend’s...
It was Egypt that really ignited my travel curiosity. I was already besotted with the ancient history –all those gods and goddesses. A friend’s husband, Ian, showed us slides of his student travels. He only took canned food along to avoid the stomach bugs. I was hooked.
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