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EGYPT February 2005

Our Trip to Egypt
February, 2005
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Our magical trip to Egypt with Duke University Alumni. Mena House . I'm enjoying the view of the pyramids from our room. Our first hotel couldn't have been more perfect. Mena House Floral arrangement (not my style) Abu Simbel. Built by the mightiest of the Pharaohs, Ramses II.
The colossi of Ramses II at Abu Simbel. I'm ankle-high to the Pharaohs! Abu Simbel - The Temple of Hathor, built in honor of the pharoah's beloved chief wife, Nefertari. Abydos. Ancient Egyptians tried to make a pilgrimage to Abydos, cult center of the god Osiris. Dogs are a common sight while visiting the temples.
Dogs.1 Dogs.2 Time out from a busy day of guiding tourists. Dogs 3. Cats 1. Dick petting a cat (obviously) Birds.1. Egypt is a birder's paradise.
Bird building a nest at Luxor. Birds. Geese at Sheraton Luxor. Birds. Egypt's natural heritage is as rich as her cultural heritage. Egypt. Egypt is located on major migration routes with millions of birds passing through the country every autumn and spring. Birds. Pelican at Sheraton Luxor
Birds. Pelican at Sheraton Luxor 2 Birds Egyptians were superb natural historians and documented wildlife on the walls of tombs and temples. Botanical Gardens at Aswan. Many kings and presidents have visited here. Botanical Gardens Buildings.1
Buildings.2. Buildings.3 Buildings.4. Buildings.5 Buildings. Howard Carter's house
buildings.shoes outside Buildings. Cairo.from the plane! Camel Ride to St. Simeon Monastary. Camel Ride.2 Camel Ride. Tommy
Camel Ride.4 I'm ready for my glamour shot! Camel Ride.5. Camel Ride.Dick Camel Ride.7 Carol Camel 2 Ready to ride.
Cataract. Hotel from the Nile Cataract Hotel. View from our balcony. Cataract Hotel. Another balcony view. Cataract.Hotel. View from terrace with suspicious characters walking by.. Cataract. Sunset taken from the terrace.
Cataract. Hotel. another view from the Nile. Aswan Dam. Lotus Flower monument (joint Russian-Egyptian project) Desert.1 Gayer Anderson House stairway. Gayer Anderson House masks.
Gayer Anderson House Celebrity Interview at Gayer Anderson House Group. Checking the Duke scores. Group.2. Group.3 Dick and our guide Ola.
Group. Our International Expeditions representative, Greg. Group.Greg and friend. Group. Harris testimonial. Group.Harris testimonial 2 Group. Farwell (woops! I mean Farewell) Dinner menu.
Group. Farewell dinner Group. Checking scores at the Sheraton Luxor. Group. Would he be checking scores? Coptic Church The Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary) Coptic Church
Coptic Church Hathor. Identifiable by her cow ears, the image of Hathor adorns her chapel. Hathor.2. Hathor Horus. Carriage Drivers waiting for passengers to Horus.
Horus. En route to Horus. Sean (driving) us. Horus. Sean at the reins. Horus. Disembarking. Horus.Carriage Drivers arguing over fares. Luxor. Our guide Ola.
Luxor 1. Luxor 2. Luxor 3. Luxor 4. Luxor 6.
Luxor 7. Archeologists Luxor 8. Luxor 9. Luxor 11. Luxor 12.
Luxor 13. Luxor 14. artists Luxor 15. Luxor 16. Luxor 17.artist.2
Luxor 18. Luxor Harris. Karimas daughter (center) and Olas son and daughter Dinner with family Dinner
Dinner.2 Dinner. Our host with his son. Dinner. Ola with our host's sister and mother. Dinner. Greg with host's wife and baby. Dinner.3
Carol w children Market4. Market 2. Market 4. Laying out rugs Market 5.
Market.1. Market.2. The deal Market.3. Mena House departure
Military.donkey cart. Military.guard at Pyramids Military.sailors Military.soldier on our route, guarding our convoy Military.soldier checking our vehicle at a stop.
Misc. billboards along the way. Misc. Our bus was clearly labeled for easy identification! Misc. IBM sign in Cairo! Misc. sign. Misc. Archeological dig
Misc. Archeological dig 2 Misc.flowers. The sheesha, a burbling water pipe shared after dinner. A sheesha in use. A variety of Pigeon Houses
Greco Roman Museum, Alexandria. Greco Roman Museum, a class. Greco Roman Museum Greco Roman Museum, Ocean
Ocean El Salamick Palace for lunch 5. El Salamick Palace doormen.JPG King Farouk photograph at palace. The Three Princesses photo at palace.
Greco Roman Museum. Hadrian Nile Views 7 Nile Views.9 Nile Views. 12 Nile View 5
Nile View 6 Nile View . Call to Prayer. Nile View 10 Nile View 11 Nile Boat on fire.
Nile Boats7 Nile Boats 8. Nile boats.1 Nile Boats.2. Nile Boats.3.
Nile Boats. Our driver. Nile Boats.5. Nile Boats.6. Nile Sunset. Nile.1. Greenspace and desert
Nile.2. Nile.fishermen Nile.4. Nile.5. The making of a fez
Fez2 Fez 3 Fez 4 - the finishing touches Fez 5 Nubian.cat. outside Nubian Village
Nubian.courtyard. Nubian.felucca. Our group in Nubian home The wedding dress belonging to the owner of the Nubian home Ask if they have it in beige in a size 6.
Selling their wares. I'll take it! Another successful purchase. Does this make me look fat? I'm enjoying the cruise
Sailors Watching the boats go through the lock from our deck. Our Boat .bird. Welcome Aboard! Our cruise ship, the Ti Yi
Our Boat in the early morning The famous Galabaya Party Selling merchandise to our boat More merchants by our boat Galabaya Party 2
Before the dancing. (photo by ship photographer) Before the party (photo by ship photographer) Our handsome group (taken by ship photographer) Photo by ship photographer Galabaya Party 3
Our Convoy as taken from our bus Library Library 2 Library 3 The line at the bakery
People Child 5. People child 10. People.child1. People.child2. People.child6.
People.child7. People.child8. People.child 3. People.child 4. People.child 6a.
People.child 9 People.donkey cart 1. snake handler. (taken after the Luxor Light Show) People.women2. People.women3.
People.women5. People.women6. People.woman making bread People.women. I'm actually here! A dream come true.
Pyramids.b. Camel at the Pyramids. Police at the pyramids. Dick and the police at the pyramids. Pyramids (police guard)
One of our restaurants, the Place. (a riverboat) Solar Boat 2. Solar Boat.1. Sphinx.1. Sphinx.2.
Step Pyramid. Step Pyramid with cobras Our Egyptologist with Ola and Karina Ramesseum Egyptologist with Ola & Karina
Ramesseum Ramesseum.a Valley Kings.1.JPG Valley Kings.2.JPG Ramesseum.b
Our Egyptologist Ramesseum.c Balloon Ride Ramesseum. Colums portray the Pharoah in the guise of Osiris. Ramesseum e
Dogs at Roman Ampitheatre.
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