egypt_2006 Photo Gallery by Gary at pbase.com

Egypt Nile Cruise, Cairo tour 2006	fishing in Cairo	Cairo from Giza - 22 000 000 people	Nile in Cairo - restaurant boats
Baron's Palace 1910 carved sandstone	Typical apartments	Cairo from the Mariott	waiting for a taxi fare - about 20 min. for $7
night scene in Cairo	Catapult at the Citidel - Cairo	The Citadel - Al-Qalaa 1176	Mohamed Ali Mosque
Mohamed Ali Mosque	Egyptian Ladies	one works six watch at the Citidel	Mohamed Ali Mosque - Albanian control of Egypt
Mosque 1830-1848	A gift from King Loius-Philippe of France	Cover up girls!	in the Mosque
Cairo from the Mosque	Mosque of Sultan Hassan 1361 (also ar-Rifai)	Happy Egyptians	_DSC0235w14.jpg
Nile at night- Cairo from Giza	gang of nine alias the Pharohs	Along the Nile - Luxor to Dendera	Nile scenery- from desert to green belt
Nile scenery	Nile scenery	Nile scenery	Nile scenery
Nile scenery	Nile scenery- are they sleeping outside?	Nile scenery	Nile scenery - friendly Egyptians
Bes god of childbirth - Dendera	Roman built temples (Ptolemy)	Temple of Hathor	buried in sand until 19th the century
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_DSC0392w10.jpg	Mineral based colours are preserved	Hathor headed column	Astronomical ceiling: sun-god Ra
Tomb raiders	Hathor: goddess of pleasure and love	Astronomical ceiling - zodiac signs	_DSC0428w.jpg
_DSC0429w.jpg	Cleopatra offers to Hathor (Caesarion, son by Julius Caesar stands between)	Egyptian wedding reception	Fishing and farming on the Nile
Docks at Luxor - formerly Thebes	Temples at Luxor	East bank temples	Temple of Karnak
DSC00482w9.jpg	DSC00483w9.jpg	Temple of Karnak	Sphinx
Temple of Karnak	DSC00495w.jpg	DSC00496w.jpg	DSC00501w.jpg
DSC00502w9.jpg	a little baksheesh	DSC00520w9.jpg	DSC00527w9.jpg
some horses were well kept	Luxor	DSC00544w30.jpg	Luxor temple
Luxor temple	DSC00554w17.jpg	DSC00557w17.jpg	DSC00563w17.jpg
DSC00571w17.jpg	Mosque at the old sand level	Some statues were below the sand and preserved	Becky and Steve
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DSC00600w17.jpg	Luxor Temple wall fragment restoration	Some wall fragments	Waiting for tourists
Gate and obelisk	Gates to Luxor temple	Chariot scene	Nadine on the road flanked by Spinxes
Gary and Nadine	Fun on the ship - dervish and belly dancing	Luxor	Bridge to west bank tombs
Village factories	Alabaster carving	Hatshepsut Temple	DSC00697w18.jpg
Partly rock hewn Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut	Chapel of Anubis	Chapel of Anubis	Chapel of Anubis
ruins of the Temple of Tuthmosis III	Statues of Hatshepsut: reconstructed from fragments	Statues of Hatshepsut: reconstructed from fragments	Head of Hatshepsut
ruins of the Temple of Montuhotep II	Column from the Temple of Montuhotep II	DSC00726w18.jpg	Pyramidal shape of the mountain overlooking the Valley of the Kings
kept at bay by the tourist police	at theTombs - Valley of the Kings	at theTombs - Valley of the Kings	King Tut
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DSC00751w18.jpg	Colours are preserved because they are mineral based	DSC00755w.jpg	P8180016wn.jpg
DSC00756w18.jpg	DSC00760w18.jpg	DSC00762w18.jpg	Old Gurna: inhabited by tomb robbers?
lots of donkeys	Colossi of Memnon (18m): Amenhotep III	DSC00792w19.jpg	from lush to desert
Nile scenery	Living along the Nile	Watching us watching them	racing to sell cottons at the locks
throwing plastic bags on to the moving ship	how much you pay?	SOME horses are well fed	Temple of Horus 237 BC to 57 BC- at Edfu
buried under sand for nearly 2 000 years	Decorated entrance	DSC00848w19.jpg	DSC00849w19.jpg
P8190040wn.jpg	Temple of Horus	Temple of Horus: falcon god	P8190062w50.jpg
Hunting crocodiles	What did he say?	Sanctuary	at the side of the Nile
at the side of the Nile	river bank to desert	yes they are goats	our Ship
our ship- lots of oak	always secure	Temple of Kom Ombo	Temple of Kom Ombo
sunset at Kom Ombo	for good luck	200 BC	columns are carved with lotus and papyrus
Galabyia party!	the Pharohs	old Aswan Dam (British)	lotus-shaped tower commemorates Russian support of the Dam project
Aswan High Dam (Egyptian and Russian)	Lake Naser	schematic of the dam	Google earth of Aswan Dam
finding shade	Temple of Philae complex relocated to Agilika	Temple of Isis in Philae	Western colonnade to Philae's Temple of Isis
Temple of Isis	Temple of Isis about 30BC	DSC01033w21.jpg	Lot's of grafitti
More grafitti	Kiosk of Trajan	DSC01041w21.jpg	the quarry - flood and float
cooling off	Unfinished obelisk	Unfinished obilisk about 1,197 tons	Aswan
Cemetary from the quary	Cemetary at Aswan	proud of his spices	blueing is for whiter whites
shopping in Aswan	from cars to donkeys	the local market in Aswan, home to many Nubians	Selling a few things at the market
meat on the street	bargains can be had, offer less than half	Gordon and Connie	Becky and Steve
lots of Egrets	he sings in any language for tourists in Feluccas	Living on and in the Nile	Watching us watching him - back to the desert
Limes	Colourful scenery on the Nile	old Cataract Hotel 1899: Agatha Christie penned 'Death on the Nile'	from the old British Empire
DSC01145w12.jpg	Fighter jets in bunkers at the airport	abu-simbelw.jpg	Abu Simbel
Temple of Hathor	DSC01157w7.jpg	Ramses II Abu Simbel Great Temple 33m high	Double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt
Ramses II Colossi	Ramses II Colossi and carved images of captives	No pictures inside	Hypostyle Hall flanked by 10m high statues
No photos - here's the post cards	Some say the first scenes of animation	Written account of ancient life	Approaching the inner sanctum
Ramses II, Amun-Ra, Ptah and Ra-Harakhty	Carved baboons at Abu Simbel above the Colossi	DSC01174w7.jpg	DSC01179w6.jpg
DSC01180w6.jpg	goats to market?	cattle auction	chasing fish into the net
DSC01220w5.jpg	washing the laundry	DSC01230w5.jpg	Felucca
the Captain, his koran and tea	DSC01244w4.jpg	DSC01246w4.jpg	Egyptian cotton
DSC01253w4.jpg	painted bridge	DSC01261w4.jpg	DSC01265w4.jpg
Felucca sailing, on the Nile	Luxor	Ted goes shopping in Luxor	Ballooning in Luxor
up to 20 in a basket	6:30 am	Ballooning in Luxor	DSC01360w4.jpg
DSC01377w4.jpg	hoeing the field ( work early )	DSC01384w4.jpg	DSC01389w3.jpg
DSC01390w3.jpg	Buffalo in your back yard	DSC01392w3.jpg	DSC01396w3.jpg
DSC01404w3.jpg	Nadine disembarks	Landing the Egyptian way (lots of help)	dance, dance like an egyptian
early morning Egret	man power	medievil bazaar Khan al-Khalili	medievil bazaar Khan al-Khalili : tea and smoking is a favourite passtime
Medieval carved gate in Khan al-Khalili	the Mariot at Giza 1830-1895: formerly Gezira Palace	Giza pyramids by satelite	everyone has a donkey
gas is only $0.40 a litre	Donkey and cart, traditional transport for Nile farmers	moving RamsesII	moving RamsesII
New home for Ramses II	Dates aplenty	Ramses II at Memphes	Memphis museum Ramses II 3100BC
$1.00 Baksheesh for a picture	at the Step Pyramids	Nadine at Giza	looking for shade
Security by camel or motorcycle	Great Pyramid 2589 BC	Original entrance	Hole cut by Caliph Maamun AD 820
Nadine and Gary at the Giza Pyramids	Kathleen tells off a camel	The Prayer area - selling camel rides	heading to Khafre's Valley Temple
Pyramid of Khafre	The End