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Driving into Cairo from the airport. Cairo tops even Philadelphia in billboards
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View of an island in the Nile from our Cairo hotel
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I crossed the Nile on my jog this morning -- it's about a mile across here. This photo is from the bridge on my return crossing. Left is an island, with hotels, horses, play grounds, and lots more. Rightside is where we are staying for a few days. The boa
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at the pyramids of Giza
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The Sphnix and the Great Pyramid
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How big is the Bent Pyramid? Does this help?
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Sound and Light show at the Great Pyramids and Sphinx in Giza
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One of the stunning treasures from Tutankhamun's (King Tut's) tomb
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Rameses the great, with family members. The niche containls Ra Her Akhty, sun god.
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Barbara and Lane and a scarf seller in a spice market
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Medhat Nassif, our terrific tour manager and Manal Fathy, our excellent Egyptologist.
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The tomb of Rameses II is on the left; that of Nefertari on the right.
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Walk in, though the pylans, and this statue of Horus greets you. The background shows Horus on the right and a king on left with crown of lower Egypt.
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Kom Ombo, the facade lit up at night
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Our fantastic Egyptologist, Manal Fathy, points out the symbol for temple -- a flag (stands for god) inside a house.
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Our excellent tour guide Medhat, with yet another Egyptiian tourist at Kom Ombo.
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The River Nile, where we spent several delightful, awesome, and educational days. Here are reeds along the western bank.
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Felucca from the hotel to the temple of Luxor
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Margaret & Phil Straus in front of the Sphinx of Memphis
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Memphis, ancient capital of lower Egypt: Ramses 2 statue, found in the ground lying down
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Panoramic view from Cairo's Citadel
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Turn off the lights, and look at alabaster with phosphorus
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Drilling a hole for a wire that through what will become a lamp
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A ram's head sphinx at the entrance to the Karnak Temple.
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We visited an alabaster factory/store
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Our wonderful Egyptologist Manal in front of the tallest standing obelisk (29.5 meters) in Egypt. It's about Queen Hathepsuit offering obelisk to Amon.
