Photos From Egypt

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Andy at Zoser's step pyramid at Saqqara.	Kim at Zoser's step pyramid, the first-ever pyramid.	Zoser's step pyramid. (north view)	Zoser's step pyramid. (south view)	Across the desert, the pyramids of Abu Sir.
Sneferu's red pyramid at Dashur.	Sneferu's red pyramid, the first 'true' pyramid.	Andy and the red pyramid.	Dodgy tourist police at the red pyramid.	Andy and the dodgy tourist police.
Stairs to the burial chamber, inside the red pyramid.	Kim, partway up the red pyramid.	In the distance, Sneferu's previous attempt, the bent pyramid.	Andy and the bent pyramid.	Kim's first camel ride begins. Priceless.
Kim gets to grip with her new camel.	Camel-riding well mastered, Kim rides across the Libyan desert to the pyramids.	Andy borrows the camel for a photo op.	Andy manages to come off looking like Sancho Panza in this one.	The nine pyramids.
Andy and the nine pyramids.	More to the left. Higher.	Kim and the nine pyramids.	Kim borrows Andy's horse, for her first ever horse ride.	Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren). The middle pyramid.
Andy and Khafre's pyramid.	Pyramid of Menkaure (Mycerinus). The small pyramid.	Khafre's pyramid.	Kim and Khafre's pyramid.	Andy inside Khafre's pyramid.
Khafre's pyramid in the foreground, and Khufu's (Cheops') "great pyramid" in the background.	Khufu's great pyramid.	Khufu's pyramid and a waving camel man.	The solar barque of Khufu, possibly the oldest boat in the world.	Khufu's pyramid in the foreground, then Khafre's, and Menkaure's in the back.
Kim, the Sphinx, and the great pyramid.	The Sphinx and the great pyramid.	Andy and the Sphinx.	Kim and the Sphinx.	The Sphinx and the great pyramid.
Andy, Kim, the Sphinx, and the great pyramid.	Street view in Islamic Cairo.	Mosque of Sayyidna al-Hussein.	The souk in Islamic Cairo.	Street view in Cairo.
Egyptian flag in front of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.	Nile view from the 6th of October bridge.	Cairo Tower.	View from the Cairo Tower at dusk.	View from the Cairo Tower at dusk.
View from the Cairo Tower at dusk.	Andy and Kim atop the Cairo Tower.	Nile view from our hotel rooftop in Aswan.	Nile view from our hotel rooftop in Aswan.	Nile view from our hotel rooftop in Aswan.
Mosque in Aswan.	Nile view from our hotel rooftop in Aswan.	Nile view from our hotel rooftop in Aswan.	Kim, at the rest stop in the desert on the way to Abu Simbel.	The facilities, at the rest stop on the way to Abu Simbel.
Kim, at the rest stop on the way to Abu Simbel.	Rest stop on the way to Abu Simbel.	Rest stop on the way to Abu Simbel.	The temples at Abu Simbel, on the shore of Lake Nasser.	The great temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel.
Kim and Ramses II's great temple.	Ramses II's great temple.	Andy and Ramses II's great temple.	Statues of Ramses II at his great temple, Abu Simbel.	Statues of Ramses II at his great temple.
Statues of Ramses II at his great temple.	Statues of Ramses II at his great temple.	Kim and Ramses II's great temple.	Ramses II's great temple.	Inside the entrance of Ramses II's great temple.
Wall carvings inside Ramses II's great temple.	Wall carvings inside Ramses II's great temple.	A room deep inside Ramses II's great temple.	Andy and the temple of Hathor, also built by Ramses II.	Temple of Hathor. The statues are of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari.
Andy and the spice- shop guys, Aswan.	Kim, breakfasting on the Nile, in Luxor.	Front of Luxor temple, largely built by Hatshepsut and Amenhotep III.	Kim in front of Luxor temple.	The entrance to Luxor temple. The statues are of Ramses II.
Ramses II, in front of Luxor temple.	Pharaoh statue, Luxor temple.	Kim and giant columns inside Luxor temple.	Statues and columns inside Luxor temple.	Pharaoh statue inside Luxor temple.
Wall carving inside Luxor temple.	Giant columns inside Luxor temple	Statues and columns inside Luxor temple.	Inside Luxor temple.	Front of Luxor temple.
Avenue of the Sphinxes, in front of Luxor temple.	Sphinx from the avenue of the sphinxes, Luxor temple.	Front of Luxor temple.	The valley of the kings.	Andy in the valley of the kings.
Kim in the valley of the kings.	Stairs up to the tomb of Tuthmosis III, valley of the kings.	Kim and sarcophagus inside the tomb of Tuthmosis III.	Leaving the tomb of Tuthmosis III.	The valley of the kings.
The valley of the kings.	Long view of queen Hatshepsut's temple.	Hatshepsut's temple, west bank, Luxor.	Andy and Hatshepsut's temple.	Kim and Hatshepsut's temple.
Hatshepsut's temple.	Hatshepsut's temple.	Hatshepsut's temple.	This, I think, is a deity of some sort, at Hatshepsut's temple.	Wall carving at Hatshepsut's temple.
Hatshepsut's temple.	The Ramesseum temple of Ramses II, Luxor.	The Ramesseum.	Statues of Ramses II in the Ramesseum.	Fallen colossus of Ramses II in the Ramesseum...
Colossus of Ramses II, inspiration for Shelley's 'Ozymandias'.	Head of Ramses II in the Ramesseum.	Statues in the Ramesseum.	Kim in the Ramesseum.	The Ramesseum.
The Colossi of Memnon, west bank, Luxor.	The Colossi of Memnon.	Kim crossing the Nile.	Approach to Karnak temple, Luxor.	Statues of rams, entering Karnak temple.
Karnak temple.	Statues of rams, entering Karnak temple.	Karnak temple.	Pharaoh statue, Karnak temple.	Statues, Karnak temple.
Karnak temple.	Pharaoh statue, Karnak temple.	Hypostile hall, Karnak temple.	Kim at Karnak temple.	Kim at Karnak temple.
Karnak temple.	Obelisk, Karnak temple.	Pharaoh statue, Karnak temple.	Karnak temple.	Karnak temple.
Pylon, Karnak temple.	Pharaoh crushing his enemies, Karnak temple.	Pharaoh statues, Karnak temple.	Pharaoh statues, Karnak temple.	Andy and our taxi driver friend, Abdul, at a local cafe, west bank, Luxor.
Kim crossing the Nile, Luxor.	Andy crossing the Nile, Luxor.	Entering Medinat Habu, west bank, Luxor.	Medinat Habu.	Wall Carvings, Medinat Habu.
The Syrian gate, Medinat Habu.	Kim in front of Ramses III's temple, Medinat Habu.	Inside Ramses III's temple, Medinat Habu.	Columns inside Ramses III's temple, Medinat Habu.	Kim inside Ramses III's temple, Medinat Habu.
Pharaoh crushing his enemies, Ramses III's temple, Medinat Habu.	Kim inside Ramses III's temple, Medinat Habu.	Statues inside Ramses III's temple, Medinat Habu.	Ceiling paintings inside Ramses III's temple, Medinat Habu.	Inside Ramses III's temple, Medinat Habu.
Wall carvings inside Ramses III's temple, Medinat Habu.	Wall carvings inside Ramses III's temple, Medinat Habu.	Inside Ramses III's temple, Medinat Habu.	Statues inside Ramses III's temple, Medinat Habu.	Andy inside Ramses III's temple, Medinat Habu.
The valley of the queens, west bank, Luxor.	Kim in the valley of the queens.	Andy in the valley of the queens.	Our taxi driver Abdul.	Abdul's house in a tiny village, west bank, Luxor.
Abdul and one of his sons.	Abdul's buffalo. Makes delicious cheese.	The touristy souk in Luxor.	The souk in Luxor.	Alexandria train station.
View of the bay and Mediterranean from our hotel window, Alexandria.	Fort Qait Bey, Alexandria, former site of the ancient Pharos lighthouse.	The lighthouse was one of the seven ancient wonders of the world.	Kim at fort Qait Bey.	Boats in Alexandria's bay.
Alexandria's bay.	Boats in Alexandria's bay.	Breakfast overlooking Alexandria's bay.	Breakfast overlooking Alexandria's bay.	The citadel of fort Qait Bey.
Kim at fort Qait Bey.	Andy at fort Qait Bey.	The citadel of fort Qait Bey.	The citadel of fort Qait Bey.	Kim at fort Qait Bey.
Andy at fort Qait Bey.	The outer walls of fort Qait Bey.	The entrance to Alexandria's bay, from fort Qait Bey.	Along the corniche, Alexandria.	Alexandria.
Statue of Mohammed Ali, Alexandria. Comment from passerby: "I hate him".	Boats in Alexandria's bay.	Beach play, along the corniche, Alexandria.	Boats along the corniche, Alexandria.	Beautiful mosque, Alexandria.