Egypt
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One can, these days, eat at a Pizza Hut in Giza, Egypt and look out from the restaurant’s windows towards the mighty Sphinx and Great Pyramids beyond. Though development… Tourism in Egypt and …
Flying from Athens to Istanbul to Cairo...
Athens to Istanbul flight
Istanbul to Cairo flight
Turkish flyer to Cairo!
Our lovely Uber driver from the airport to our AirBnb, Cairo
Door, near our AirBnB, Cairo
Near our AirBnB
Near our AirBnB, Cairo, Egypt
Neighborhoods near our AirBnB
Cairo street
On the way to the Cairo Metro
Boarding the Cairo Metro
Egyptian Museum
Contemplating ancient Egypt
Egyptian Museum
Egyptian Museum
Baby mummy
Cairo sunset
Near the Khan al Khalili market
Brilliant islamic architecture
Entrance of mosque near Khan el Kahlili Market
Near Khan el Kahlili Market
Khan el Kahlili Market
Near Khan el Kahlili Market
Alternate transport!
The Great Pyramids at Giza
Giza pyramids
Flying high again...
Better than the classroom!
Camels names were Mickey Mouse, Ali Baba, and Hoshgilders
Mind-blowing...
Probably much more fertile 5,000 years ago!
Love you!
Leo and Ali Baba
Cutie pie.
The Sphinx at Giza
Statue detail of Ramses II at Memphis
Saqquara step temple (oldest building by humans)
Saqquara
Boarding another jet..
Nile Air Cairo to Aswan
Landing in Aswan
Tour of Philae Temple, Egypt
Philae Temple, Aswan
Giving the key of life!
Monolithic stonework (abandoned obelisk), Aswan quarry
Feluccas on the Nile
Nile sunset
Shisha joint, early morning
On the morning of a (bi-annual) solstice when sun's rays fall directly into the temple of King Ramses II (illuminating a statue of him deep inside the temple) - A solstice takes place each year between 20 and 22 February, when the king was crowned, and between 20 and 22 October, when he was born.
Abu Simbel temple
Abu Simbel temple
Middle of nowhere, southern Egypt heading back to Aswan from Abu Simbel
From our river cruise boat
View from the boat's deck
Late afternoon on the Nile at Aswan
There are now close to 200 of these monstrosities on the Nile now
Felucca sunset...
View from our river boat room
Temple of Edfu
Temple of Edfu
Temple of Edfu
Docent acting as tour-guide (then requests bakshish!)
The stories are written in stone
Exploring the temple at Kom Ombo
Kom Ombo
Docent at Kom Ombo, Egypt
Toby, practically an Egyptologist
Inside Kom Ombo
Boats at Luxor
Crossing the Nile on our way to the Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings
An entrance to one of 64 known tombs
Valley of the Kings
Inside the tomb of Ramses, Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Temple of Queen Hotsheput, Egypt
Original paint detail at the temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Temple of Hatshepsut, Egypt
Returning from the Valley of the Kings
Crossing the Nile on the return from the Valley
Early morning at Karnak temple, Egypt
Karnak temple
Detail on one of 134 of Karnak's massive columns
Karnak
Karnak
Temple of Karnak
Karnak
Karnak
Eid, our guide from Aswan to Luxor
Karnak
around Karnak...
Temple at Luxor
Temple at Luxor, Egypt
The Key of Life
Luxor temple, Egypt
View of the ancient way from Luxor temple to Karnak temple
Luxor temple janitor, Egypt
Along the road from Luxor to Hurghada
Along the Nile, Luxor to Hurghada
The sales pitch....
On the road through the desert to Hurghada
Inshallah...
The mountains of the desert...
The Continental Hotel, Hurghada
The Continental Hotel, Hurghada
Chasing the volleyball
The real Hurghada
Hurghada bakery!
Heading out to the Red Sea from Hurghada
Heading out to sea, Hurghada, Egypt
Red Sea, Egypt
The Red (blue) Sea
The Red (blue) Sea
Belly-dancing...
The Red Sea
Red Sea