Ramses Station, Al-Qahira (Arabic for Cairo) |
The French-built Turbotrain on arrival at Ramses Station in just over 2 hours from Alexandria |
Turbotrain, Ramses Station |
Ramses Station, Cairo |
Cairo license plate |
Cairo Marriott Hotel, Gezira |
Marriott Hotel, Gezira, on the island in the Nile opposite downtown |
Cairo Marriott Hotel, Gezira |
Cairo Marriott Hotel, Gezira |
Cairo Marriott Hotel, Gezira |
Cairo Marriott Hotel, Gezira |
Cairo Marriott Hotel, Gezira |
Impressive roof at the Marriott's bar |
Cairo Marriott Hotel, Gezira |
Cairo Marriott Hotel, Gezira |
Roy's Country Kitchen |
Roy's Country Kitchen, Marriott Hotel, Anywhere USA |
Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2006 |
The Queen Boat, docked opposite the Marriott Hotel |
Downtown along the Nile opposite Gezira |
Downtown Cairo |
Ramses Hilton |
Al Saraya docked along the Nile |
Minaret on the Gezira side of the 6th of October Bridge |
Mosque on the Gezira side of the 6th of October Bridge |
Suez Canal Bank |
Zamalek and Saray El Gezira Street |
Nile City, restaurant boat moored opposite Tahrir Square includes a Chilis |
Cairo Tower |
Ramses Hilton from Tahrir Bridge |
View from the 6th of October Bridge |
Street sign, Downtown Cairo |
Hakoumah, Egyptian government license plate |
Midan Abdel Moniem Riad |
Midan Abdel Moniem Riad |
Sharia Ramses next to the Egyptian Museum |
Al-Sharq Insurance, Tahrir Square |
Al-Sharq Insurance, Tahrir Square |
Tahrir Square, Downtown Cairo |
Tahrir Square, Downtown Cairo |
Tahrir Square, Downtown Cairo |
Egyptian Museum |
Egyptian Museum |
Granite Sphinx of Thutmosis III from Karnak, Egyptian Museum |
Sphinx of Thutmosis III, Egyptian Museum |
Egyptian Museum - no photos allowed inside anymore |
Egyptian Museum |
Egyptian Museum |
Egyptian Museum |
Egyptian Museum |
Egyptian Museum |
Sphinx, Egyptian Museum |
Egyptian Museum |
Colossus, Egyptian Museum |
Colossus, Egyptian Museum and the Nile Hilton |
Obelisk of Ramses II fragment from Tanis, Egyptian Museum |
Obelisk of Ramses II fragment from Tanis, Egyptian Museum |
Egyptian Museum |
Egyptian Museum |
Sekhmet, the lion headed goddess |
Sekhmet, the lion headed goddess |
Egyptian Museum |
Obelisk fragment, Egyptian Museum |
Abdeen Palace, the former royal residence, 1863 |
American University in Cairo |
A very old looking building, Islamic Cairo |
Mosque of Mohammed Ali, Cairo Citadel |
Bab al-Azab, Cairo Citadel |
Mosque of Mohammed Ali, Cairo Citadel |
Mosque of Mohammed Ali, Cairo Citadel |
Bab al-Azab and Mosque of Mohammed Ali, Cairo Citadel |
Bab al-Azab and Mosque of Mohammed Ali, Cairo Citadel |
Many people in Cairo are friendly |
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Midan Salah ad-Din |
Midan Salah ad-Din |
Minarets of the Mosques of Sultan Hassan and Ar-Rifai |
Minarets of the Mosques of Sultan Hassan and Ar-Rifai |
Mosque of Ar-Rifai, 1867 |
Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, 1356 |
Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, 1356 |
Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, 1356 |
Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, 1356 |
Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan and the Citadel |
El Sultan Hasan Street, Islamic Cairo |
Mosque of Mohammed Ali at the Citadel between Sultan Hassan and Ar-Rifai |
Mosque of Ar-Rifai, 1867 |
President Mubarak behind the Mosque of Ar-Rifai |
Orange vendor's donkey cart, Nabweia Street |
Roy losing control of a donkey cart going down a slope |
Local kitchen, Nabweia Street...not quite sure what they're making...couuld be kushari |
Egyptian baker, Nabweia Street, Islamic Cairo |
Mosque of Nabweia Street |
Mosque of Nabweia Street |
President Mubarak's reelection posters |
Pigeon is an Egyptian delicacy |
Preparations for a wedding celebration? Islamic Cairo |
Preparations for a wedding celebration? Islamic Cairo |
Preparations for a wedding celebration? Islamic Cairo |
Local boys |
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Garbage piled up next to the Mosque of Al-Maridani |
Cat on top of the garbage heap |
Chareh El-Tabbanah |
Sharia At-Tabana, Islamic Cairo |
More friendly guys, Islamic Cairo |
Minarets of the Mosque of Al-My'ayyad, Bab Zuweila |
Minarets of the Mosque of Al-My'ayyad, Bab Zuweila |
Minarets of the Mosque of Al-My'ayyad, Bab Zuweila |
Minarets of the Mosque of Al-My'ayyad, Bab Zuweila |
Minarets of the Mosque of Al-My'ayyad, Bab Zuweila |
Bab Zuweila, the 10th Century southern gate to medieval Cairo |
Egyptian cotton, Al-Muizz li-Din Allah |
Sharia Al-Muizz li-Din Allah |
Mausoleum of Al-Ghouri, 1505 |
Sharia Al-Muizz li-Din Allah |
Shop off Sharia Al-Muizz li-Din Allah |
Mosque-Madrassa of Al-Ghouri, Sharia al-Azhar |
Sharia Al-Muizz li-Din Allah |
King Solomon Bazaar, Khan al-Khalili |
King Solomon Bazaar, Khan al-Khalili |
Mosaic hunting scene, Khan al-Khalili |
Mosaic fishing scene, Khan al-Khalili |
A little kitty that looks just like Tinker |
Medieval gate, Khan al-Khalili |
Medieval gate, Khan al-Khalili |
Shopping therapy, Khan al-Khalili |
Egyptian silver, Khan al-Khalili |
Medieval gate, Khan al-Khalili |
Medieval passage, Khan al-Khalili |
Khan al-Khalili |
Another cat, Khan al-Khalili |
Much needed tea break in an alley of Khan al-Khalili |
Egyptian jewellry, Khan al-Khalili |
Upper level brass and metalwork shop, Khan al-Khalili |
Handmade plates, Khan al-Khalili |
Detail of a plate, Khan al-Khalili |
Handmade plates, Khan al-Khalili |
The boy from the following photo 7 years later in 2006 |
Boy helping in a metalworking shop at the Khan al-Khalili during our 1999 visit |
Kitchenwares, Khan al-Khalili |
Tourist stuff, Khan al-Khalili |
Shopping for papyrus, Khan al-Khalili |
Al-Muski, Khan al-Khalili |
Spices market, Al-Muski, Khan al-Khalili |
Perfume market, Al-Muski, Khan al-Khalili |
Mosaic, Al-Muski, Khan al-Khalili |
Al-Muski, Khan al-Khalili |
Egyptian pancakes, Khan al-Khalili |
Midan Talaat Harb |
Al-Sharq Insurnace, Midan Talaat Harb |
Felfela, my touristy Egyptian restaurant of choice in Cairo |
Roy and Debbie at Felfela at the end of a full day |
A chef at Felfela, Cairo |
Debbie at Felfela, Cairo |
During the search for an Internet Cafe I found they haven't removed TWA from the list of offices |
National Bank of Egypt |
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