May 15 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 20 °CAnother of the beautiful parks in Utah. This is not truly a canyon. It is the edge of a plateau. What's special are the hoodoos. These are the wild and crazy rock formations that are quite uniqueRead more
May 14 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °COne of the spectacular national parks in Utah. This is a narrow slot canyon created by the Virgin River, eroding the sedimentary rock layers. The canyon keeps getting narrower until the only trail isRead more
May 13 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
For my first post within the continental US, I figure it needs to be something grand. 😁
OK, puns aside, this is my 1st visit here, and this is another place where pictures do not come close to theRead more
May 11 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °CLocated near Tucson, this is the only Spanish mission remaining in Arizona. The mission was founded in the late 17th century, while the current building was begun in the late 18th century. This isRead more
May 6 in Egypt ⋅ ⛅ 37 °CThis is a Coptic monastery named for the 10th century saint and is located in the Zabbaleen community in Cairo. Zabbaleen means garbage collector, and this neighborhood at the base of the MoqattamRead more
May 6 in Egypt ⋅ ⛅ 37 °CThis is the smallest of the 3 churches at the monastery. Saints Paul and Anthony are two of the original desert fathers. It is said that a bird would bring a half loaf of bread to Saint Paul each day.Read more
May 6 in Egypt ⋅ ⛅ 37 °CThis is sometimes called the winter church as it is more enclosed and protected from the weather than the larger Saint Simon Church, and most of the seasonal rain occurs during the winter. ThisRead more
May 6 in Egypt ⋅ ⛅ 36 °C
This is the main church at the monastery, and is considered to be about the largest church in the middle east. It seats 20,000 worshippers. The pictures are of the space and the carvings.
The 1stRead more
