Photos of Travel around Egypt

November 2004 (15 days)


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AirplaneGeert and Ronald on the plane to Cairo
ExplanationMohammed explains the pyramids
ClimbingClimbing the pyramid was not easy you were immediately pulled down if you went one row higher
ChephrenThe Pyramid of Chephren with the Pyramid of Cheops in the foreground
Pyramid of CheopsThe Pyramid of Cheops is built from meterhigh rock blocks
Pyramid of ChephrenThe Pyramid of Chephren
Enormous heightThe Pyramid of Cheops is the tallest pyramid in Egypt at a height of 138 meters
GeertThe first scammer Welcome my friends welcome in Egypt
Plateau of GizaThe plateau of Giza from left to right Pyramid of Cheops Chephren and Mycerinus
Proof for homeA photo in front of the pyramids luckily you can just see them
The SphinxThe Sphinx guards the Giza plateau in front of the Pyramid of Chephren
The SphinxThe head of the lionlike Sphinx
The CitadelMohammed tries to get access for our group to the Mohammed Ali Mosque in Cairos Citadel
Mohammed Ali MosqueThe interior of the Mohammed Ali Mosque
View of CairoView of Cairo from the Citadel walls with the Sultan Hassan mosque in the foreground
SecurityGuards keep begging and intrusive youths away with sticks Due to the Sugar Feast it was extremely busy in the Citadel
Mohammed Ali MosqueThe impressive Mohammed Ali Mosque towers over Cairo
Sugar FeastThe end of Ramadan the Sugar Feast celebrated by Egyptians along the Nile boulevards
Fort QaitbeyThe 1485 Fort Qaitbey in Alexandria harbor
The marketThe market of Alexandria
Abu Abbas MosqueThe Abu Abbas Mosque in Alexandria
MosqueThe Abu Abbas Mosque in Alexandria
Alexandria harborThe harbor of Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea
Cairos aqueductThe 14thcentury aqueduct bringing water from the Nile to the Citadel
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