CIVILIZATION'S LONG OASIS
EXPLORING EGYPT & THE NILE
27 October - 7 November 2008
Our group:
Chuck, Laveta, Sharon, Russ, Karl, "Z" & Henry
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At Seattle Tacoma International (Seatac),
Heathrow (London) and
Cairo International.
At the Cairo
Fairmont
Heliopolis hotel
We ate in the hotel. The Obelisk wine was good.
At Cairo International again- Sharon, Karl, Zelda, Laveta and Russ waiting for our flight to Luxor.
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Karnak
temple. The first and largest of the temples we
visited. (We returned later that night)
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The Temple of
Luxor.
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In the
Valley of the Kings. We visited the tombs of Ramses
VII,
IV and
I
but couldn't take photo's
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Hatshepsut's Temple at
Deir al-Bahri.
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Local (thin walled) alabaster pottery.
Temple of
Medinet Habu
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The M/S Norma passing through the Locks at Esna
On the
M/S Norma: Cruising
riverboats on the Nile & Russ and Sharon's stateroom
"Towel Crocodile", Feluccas... and a very overloaded rowboat!
Life along the Nile
Life aboard the Norma
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Zelda, Sharon, Laveta
The Temple of Horus at Edfu
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Kom Umbo Temple on a beautiful night.
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Egyptian night (including fun & games) aboard the M/S Norma
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Aswan High Dam 
Propane delivery in Aswan
The
Unfinished Obelisk in the Aswan pink granite quarry. It cracked
and was abandoned over 3000
years ago.
Laveta is holding a
Diorite ball like those used for cutting out (pounding out)
the granite!
Our journey by motorboat boat to
Philae and the
Temple of Isis
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Abu Simbel (including Nefertari's monument) from the air on our flight from
Aswan
Abu Simbel
Nefertari's monument
Group photo. Trafalgar Bus-A (the Pharaohs)
Our Hotel, the
Ramses Hilton
Downtown
Cairo (al-Qāhirah). View from our deck
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Some Mosques and a Christian (Coptic) Church in Cairo
The
Mosque
Madrasa of Sultan Hassan
Saint Mary's Coptic Church
"The Hanging Church" (Hanging refers to its structural support)
Street scenes in downtown Cairo- taken through the coach window.
Unusual transportation!
Russ ordering at McDonalds
Cairo Museum. Sadly- no photography was allowed inside.
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Lightshow at the Sphinx - including an ancient Egyptian bagpipe band!
At the
Pyramid of Khufu. Sharon, Russ, Carl and Zelda went
inside but photography was not allowed.
At the
Pyramid of Khafre. Laveta and I went inside. No photography
was allowed inside.
At Khafre,
the "Second Pyramid"
Group photo. Trafalgar Bus-A
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Camel riding on the Giza Plateau. One of those things to do before you die. Great fun!
At the "Camel parking lot" on the
Giza Plateau
Laveta "boarding" her camel.
Laveta and me.
Sharon and Russ
Karl, Zelda and Henry
Caravan
Camel rider wanabe.
Extra: Erin Burnett, a CNBC anchor, with a water bottle drinking camel!
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At the entrance to the
Sphinx
The Sphinx with Sharon, Russ, Laveta and I
Lunch break in Memphis
Heather & Andrew (from Toronto)
Laveta and Zoser's
Step Pyramid
at
Saqqara,
circa
3000 BC
Goat traffic
Ramses II at the
Mit. Rahina Museum
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Dinner Cruse on the Nile in downtown Cairo
Nighttime Cairo from the Nile
Entertainment: Laveta and belly dancer, Whirling Dervish
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More Cairo street scenes from my coach window.
Breakfast in the Ramses Hilton
Toll booth on the motorway to
Alexandria
Alexandra Street scenes
Laveta and Henry at
Pompey's Pillar
At
Qaitbay Citadel- where the famous ancient lighthouse stood.
Students
At the Roman Theater
The (modern)
Library of Alexandria
Highway scenes on the return to Cairo
Nighttime Cairo traffic. Note: running lights only -
no headlights!
Homeward bound.
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