EGYPT

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Pictures with some commentary of my visit to Egypt in April 2006.

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By: LGuebert (19 month(s) ago)

Thanks so much for your comment. Seeing your country is one of the highlights of my life. I hope you'll be able to visit some of the sights someday yourself.

By: hossamibr (19 month(s) ago)

Hello ma'am your ppt made me eager to see these wonders and great civilization. by the way, I am Egyptian but unfortunately don't have the time to go domestic tourism. thanks for posting that.

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EGYPT

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CAIRO

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A dinner cruise boat on the Nile

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The Egyptian Museum is crowded with treasures and people

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A demonstration of making paper from papyrus

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View of Cairo from the Great Pyramid

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THE PYRAMIDS

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The Great Pyramid

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The Second Pyramid from the Great Pyramid

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The Third, and smallest, Pyramid

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THE SPHYNX

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Tomb entrances

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Workers prepare alabaster at a factory in Luxor

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The Temple of Hatshepsut, the only woman pharaoh

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The Colossi of Memnon

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THE TEMPLE OF KARNAK AT LUXOR

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Monkeys guard the temple The small statue on the pharaoh’s feet is the queen

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CRUISING UP THE NILE – LUXOR TO ASWAN

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You never knew what would be in the room after the cleaning crew had finished their job.

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The Temple of Edfu

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There are no taxis in Edfu so you have to take a “caleche” to the temple

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The Temple of Kom Omo

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A physician with a stethoscope

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Dedicated to the crocodile god, the temple has two mummified crocodiles.

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ABU SIMBEL

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The small temple at Abu Simbel

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FELUCCAS

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My felucca ride

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Unfinished Obelisk It developed a crack before it could be taken out of the ground

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Lake Nasser from the Aswan High Dam

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The Temple of Philae is on an island and must be approached by boat

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MOUNT SINAI

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It’s a 3-hour hike in the moonlight to reach the summit for the sunrise.

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The Monastery of St. Catherine at the foot of the mountain

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Cairo Mt. Sinai Luxor Aswan My Egyptian Guides