Three weeks in Egypt

September, 2007

Great pyramid Me and Mr. Mounir in front of the Great Pyramid Inside a 5th Dynasty tomb (Giza plateau) Crooked Egyptian asked for a $40 tip for this picture. (We gave him a *lot* less). Local Egyptian wildlife Solar boat. Three pyramids and the Sphinx. Us and the Sphinx The Sphinx Inside the red pyramid at Dashour Corrupt tourist police who charged 1 LE for this picture. Bent pyramid Red pyramid Standing Ramses (Memphis) Sphinx Mmmmmm... Nekhbet (hieroglyphics) and Eagle (shadow). Looking ip the skirt of the Ramses Colossus. Offering plate (Imhotep museum, Sakkara) Mummified duck coffin. Step pyramid Stone snakes Us and the step pyramid. (The rare occasion where we found a tourist who could actually take a decent picture). Egyptians have a habit of driving with the door open. Coptic Cairo More Coptic Cairo Allah o Akbar Cairo, with the Giza pyramids in the background. An Egyptian transporting pita bread Ramadan lamp Ramadan lamp with Barbie doll Khaeymeyia Butta (corn) on the road side. (No I did not get sick) The king was in his counting house The Citadel of Saladdin Inside the Citadel of Saladdin. Inside the Citadel of Saladdin. A lamp On the road to Abu Simbel Big temple at Abu Simbel Both temples Temple of Nefertari (Abu Simbel) Me and Horus. Soldier models at the Nubian museum Obelisk outside the Nubian museum Egyptian Hibiscus Me and Jenée in sunglasses Philae temple. Top of the Philae temple. Jenée wanted to take this home Jenée in the Philae temple Jenée modelling Comombo Egyptian bird The five star boat we criuzed down the Nile in. The one star boat Egyptians use :) Us cruising down the Nile Cattle on the banks of the Nile Sunset from our cruise ship Sunset from our cruise ship The fruit sculpture on our cruise. A blanket duck Sunset from Luxor east bank. Christian and Mattie (two Aussie tourists we met). Blue ninja Luxor (by night) Edfu temple Us by the Horus statue at Edfu Using steps to measuring the Nile level. Temple hall (Edfu) Colossi of Memnon Valley of Kings Valley of Kings (with Christian and Mattie) Us at Deir El Bahri Workmans village (Deir El Medina) Tomb entrance (Deir El Medina) Avenue of Ram Sphinxs at Karnak Hatscheptsuts Obelisk at Karnak Karnak temple Us in front of the Karnak Rams Luxor temple Collumns at Luxor Ramses II (Luxor) Sunset through pillars at the Luxor temple Obelisk silhouettes Luxor rams at sunset White chapel of Sesostras Alabaster temple Ramesseum Painted columns at the Ramesseum Nobles tomb entrance at Qurna (with a hut on top) Appearance window at Medinit Habu A little princess Pharaoh offering to Goddess Painted columns at the Medinit Habu Devine toes Karnak temple during the sound and light show. Before sunrise at Mt. Sinai Us perched on a ledge waiting to watch the sunrise at Mt. Sinai Sunrise at Mt. Sinai The view from the top of Mt. Sinai The shadow of Mt. Sinai on a neighbouring ridge On the way down Mt. Sinai Us on the way down the path of 3000 steps St. Catherins Monastery St. Catherins Monastery The burning bush Sharm El Sheik Sharm El Sheik Us Kayaking in Naam Bay Guess who did most of the rowing Me returning with a Coral I found while snorkling. Some fish in the reef Some fish in the reef Some fish in the reef The reef (Ras Mohamed) Fish Tiger fish Jenée snorkeling Sting ray Fish Fish Me and Jenée snorkeling Me diving into a Coral reef A picture of me from the boat Alexandria Mosque and Ramadan decorations Presidential palace Fort of Quitbay Looking out of an archers window in Quitbay Isis Roman amphitheater

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