Great pics dude - espesh the night shots of the sphinx and I love the one of Kath with the tea! Didi - Didi, Mon, 17 Jul 2006 9:58AM
Great stuff. My favourite piccies is the "tea in a layby" shot. I'm just so enjoying that tea and then in the background is one of the Colossi and then further back is the Valley of the Kings. - Kathie, Mon, 17 Jul 2006 4:07AM
enlarge 0KB, 1024x752 Egypt 026 04-07-2006 Fountain in the Mohammed Ali mosque, Cairo
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enlarge 0KB, 1024x768 Egypt 037 04-07-2006 On the outskirts of Cairo is the quarry from which the stone for many of the buildings originated. Now it's a suitable high point for mobile phone and TV masts.
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enlarge 0KB, 1024x768 Egypt 167 05-07-2006 Kathie and Lesley examine the huge statue of Rameses II at Memphis
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enlarge 0KB, 682x1024 Egypt 176 05-07-2006 The Alabaster Sphinx, Memphis
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enlarge 0KB, 1024x768 Egypt 185 05-07-2006 From the Saqqara Necropolis (site of the Step Pyramid) one can see the Bent and Red Pyramids.
enlarge 0KB, 1024x768 Egypt 200 06-07-2006 Amphitheatre in Alexandria