Way back in September 2003 I went to Egypt on holiday with my wife – a belated honeymoon. It was one of the best holidays that we have ever been on. I have long been fascinated by the history of Egypt and its pyramids and temples, and this holiday allowed us to see a great deal of it: starting in Cairo and then taking a cruise down the Nile. Although it was a couple of years after the 9/11 attacks, people still weren’t travelling to Egypt, so it was remarkably quiet. This allowed us to take photographs which would normally be impossible due to the crush of tourists.
2003 was a long time before I would get my first digital camera, so I was shooting film. At the time it felt like I burned a lot of film, getting through 10 rolls: developing costs were crippling when I got home. Looking back now though, from the digital perspective, it is amazing how few pictures I took – 360 photos doesn’t feel like a lot any more. Despite the cost, I did have the foresight to get my photos provided on CD, so I am now working on uploading them into Photoshop.
This is Khan al Kalili Bazaar in Cairo on our first day in the city. Expect a lot more Egypt pictures in the future.
I will be using this blog to talk about my views on my home city of Gloucester, its pubs and anything else that comes into my head and seems important at the time.
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