Showing posts with label Historic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Historic. Show all posts

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Egypt - Day 6

God of Croc.... Komobo

Edfu Temple

Us with Granite Horus

Sunlight streaming into the Colonnade at Edfu

Lisa at Karnak Temple

Ramses II at Karnak

The sacred lake, rather man made though

Mark cracking up at me...walking like an Egyptian

Row of Rams...get it Ramses...no seriously.

Sunset arriving at Luxor Temple...2km from Karnak

Ramses II Statues at Luxor Temple

Colonnade at night...Luxor

Row of Sphinxes between Karnak & Luxor

Monday, June 14, 2010

Egypt - Day 5

Our felucca in the morning

The sails

Egyptian Flag behing the felcucca

Birds, watching while we enjoyed lunch

Enjoying the ride

Swim time in the Nile!

This was about 500m inland...great photo material

Us wandering on the banks of the Nile before dinner

Fire side music before....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Egypt - Day 4

Abu Simbel - Ramses II Tomb

At Abu Simbel, annual bird migration in progress - AMAZING!

More birdies...

Mark chilling out on the Felucca

Tombs of the Nobels

Feluccas on the Nile

more boats

boats cruising in for the evening...

Saturday, May 08, 2010

Egypt - Day 3

Me at Aswan Dam

Nasser Lake, the lake side...if you like... of the Dam

Temple of Philae, the God Osiris (if I remember correctly that is)

The Kiosk of Tajan, on the Philae Island

Philae Island Dock and me

The view to the Tombs of the Nobles from Aswan

Friday, April 30, 2010

Egypt - Day 2

Mohammed Ali Mosque at the Citadel in Cairo

Mohammed Ali Mosque the courtyard

Mohammed Ali Mosque me in my sheet
Mohammed Ali Mosque inside lights
View from the Citadel over Cairo... on a clear day!

The Coptic Quarter of Old Cairo inside the Hanging Church, and this is where I put a candle for Mum

Khan-al-Khalili Bazaar, it was just manic

Outside the Egyptian Museum - no cameras were allowed inside, but there everything King Tut inside and a few Mummies

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Egypt - Day 1

Mark at the "Big" Pyramid

Desert Scene with Camels

Our tour group, nice with 13 people

The camel men at the stepped pyramid

Crazy Cairo traffic, and not a chance they are gonna stop for pedestrians

Me at the Stepped pyramid