Sunday, November 26, 2017

Saqqara

There’s nothing like a grand tour of an ancient cemetery to remind you that today’s troubled era will pass soon enough provided our demented Tweeter in Chief doesn’t mistake the nuclear button for the channel changer on his TV remote.   

Egyptians built the step pyramid of Djoser, centerpiece of the Saqqara necropolis outside Memphis, 27 centuries before Christ!  It's the world's oldest cut stone structure.  





Beasts of burden remain an integral part of the tourist experience.  New York's carriage horses look extremely fortunate in comparison.



Tomb paintings show how little things have changed in nearly five thousand years.


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