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Land of Gold When one graces the walls dated centuries ago, the echos of

ancient chants and gossip can be felt through your very

By Rabiya Shaukat 1075090 bones. The Nile River, which has seen good and bad days,

still flows with the same thrum as the blood in our veins.

“Like calls to like” is the only feeling that lingers through

every step taken in Egypt.
Egypt, a land of golden streams of sand and mystery. The

land that honed itself with buildings and monuments Under the scorching sun, you can almost feel the presence

crafted from its very own sandy foundation. An left behind by Moses and his people.

architectural and cultural foundation that does not falter Under the twinkling night sky, you can feel the caress of

the future generations to come.
wind that had caressed those before you. A soft touch like a

mother, the warm breeze of a father.
The sand often reveals the buried treasures of history long

forgotten by time. The timeliness of it all capturing the

awe of us all.

Visiting Egypt and its old lands brings back the faded

memories of the pharaohs that perished in that very sand.

Your heart, calm and panicked at the same time in hope of
When one visits Egypt, especially the Valley of the Kings seeing a glimmer of what life was like.

(and Queens), time itself seems to be halted, as if the

hourglass had stopped time itself. The paintings, Your blood tugging you towards the longing of seeing where

manuscripts, and sarcophagi have been kept in pristine Cleopatra rested, to feel the love she perished for. Wishing

condition for millennia.
her to see what life was like on her land now. Wanting to tell

her that Egypt still tugs on the hearts of many, the land still
The tapestry of innovation, triumph, and royalty screams alive in some shape or form.

spirituality that was once the source of their existence.