Flashback to May

Our summer adventures began early when all the planets aligned to create an alternate universe where Rusty no longer was the recipient of random acts of bad things happening to him. Instead, as many of you know, his name was randomly drawn from a hat to receive the trip of a lifetime to the Holy Lands. And due to the fact that we have been graciously blessed with generous friends and family, I was able to go too, thus effectively preventing any marital discord between myself and Rusty. (Just kidding...kind of. Cut me some slack, he did after all get a second free trip this summer.)

So can you guess which country was our first stop? Can you name the object in the picture below? Can you find Waldo?

Here are some facts about Egypt from various sources:

- The Sphinx was cut from natural rock.

- The lion's body is symbolic of bravery and strength.

- Modern Egyptians don't walk like The Bangles suggest in their video of "Walk Like An Egyptian". I also suspect that ancient Egyptians didn't either.

- The lungs, stomach, liver, and intestines were the organs saved during the mummification process, the heart was left in the body.

- Everyone in the entire world has Egyptian blood in them because... everyone came from Egypt. (source- Haney, our tour guide in Egypt)

- The pyramids were 700 years old before Abraham came along. (source- Dr. Jack Lewis)

- The Nile flows south to north.

In the next installment, we will visit the country of Jordan. But for now, please enjoy a few more pictures from Egypt.