Egypt
I went on a great trip to Egypt. First there was a cruise on the Nile and then a visit to Cairo.
Esna - the temple of Khnum at Esna
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Kom Ombo - this temple is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Haroeris
SS Karim - my boat was this paddle steamer
Philae - View from the water
Philae - Trajan's Kiosk
Philae - main temple
Inside Philae
Abu Simbel - the Great Temple with the status of Ramesses II
Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel - the temple of Hathor or Nerfertari, also known as the Small Temple
Abu Simbel - both tempels
Karnak temple in Luxor
Karnak - the Hypostyle hall, all the columns are over 10 meters high
Karnak
Karnak
Colossi of Memnon - giant statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor
Hatshepsut - the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
Luxor temple entrance
Luxor temple inside
Sphinx alley
Cairo - Alabaster mosque
Cairo - tea salesman
Cairo - cleaned up street in the Khan el-Khalili souk
Pyramids - Cairo in the background
Pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest of the three. The 3 small pyramids on the right were for queens
The Sphinx with the Pyramid of Khafre in the background
The Sphinx with the Pyramid of Khufu in the background
Pyramids
Rameses II
Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara
The Bent Pyramid on the left and the Red Pyramid on the right