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Cairo
Arrival in Cairo.  New terminal almost ready...


View from our hotel area. The pyramids butt up against the suburb of Giza (on one side)


No need for a caption here!


Lunch on a (permanently) tethered riverboat.


View from the Citadel- Cairo is a BIG City


Khan el Khalili Mosque-1


Khan el Khalili Mosque-2


Khan el Khalili Mosque-3


More Khan el Khalili Mosque


More Khan el Khalili Mosque


More Khan el Khalili Mosque


More Khan el Khalili Mosque


More Khan el Khalili Mosque


More Khan el Khalili Mosque


More Khan el Khalili Mosque


View From Khan el Khalili Mosque


More Khan el Khalili Mosque


Citadel Surrounding Khan el Khalili Mosque


Downtown Cairo- Shopping


Typical Cafe Scene


A Very Diverse City


Where You Goin' Wit Dat?


Big Ramses II


Big Ramses II Detail


Tourist Toys in Memphis for Sale


Min Sphinx, Memphis.  Tomb of Elvis is nearby.


Sphinx Detail


Scale Shot- Diane With Pet Sphinx


Column Detail, Memphis


Memphis Statuary- More Ramses II


Big Vessel of Some Kind


Very Well Preserved Hierogyiphics


Ramses II Detail


Typical Statuary Pose


Guide on Left


Memphis Relic


Green Machine


Not So Green


Karnak Complex (Saqqara)


Stepped Pyramid of Zhoser- Saqqara


Tourists at the Saqqara Complex


Saqqara


Saqqara


Saqqara


More of the Zoser Pyramid


Detail- Saqqara


Saqqara


Recent Graffiti.  Unbelievable!


Saqqara


Still more Saqqara


Diane's New Friend


West Van Folks


Great Weather for Touring


Rides for Hire


Stonework Detail


Just Taking it Easy.  It Was Not Too Hot


Proto Pyramid


Lazy Dogs


Entrance to the "Big One" i.e. Pyramid of Cheops, Giza


Detail of Pyramid of Cheops- Facing Stones Were Stolen Long Ago


Scale Shot of Pyramid of Cheops


Pyramid of Cheops- Shows How Big the Blocks Are


Entrance to Pyramid


Pyramid of Cheops Setting


Temples Around Pyramid of Cheops


Exiting the Pyramid of Cheops


Local Fashion


More Local Fashion


Take a Ride, Mister?


Giza Temples


Sans Headscarves


Where's Our Bus?


Relatively Clear Shot of the Pyramids


Cairo Buts Up Right to the Pyramid Complex


Can't Fit them in All One Shot!


Remains of Facing Stones Still Present on Pyramid of Khafre


Pyramid Vista


Intrepid Travellers


Alberta Folks


Museum of the Pyramid Boat


Giza Temple Complex Remains


Sphynx-1


More Sphynx


Locals


Perspective Shot


Sunset Arrives Early at this Lattitude


Nice Camel Shot


Giza Complex


More Giza


Light Was Fading Fast


Snap Those Pics!


Rushing Back to the Bus


Diane


Diane and Lynn


Magnificent Sphynx


Sunset at the Pyramids of Giza


Giza Hotel Inner Courtyard


View from our Giza Hotel


Locals in Coptic Town


Coptic Town


Old Window, Coptic Town


More Coptic Town


Entrance to Coptic Town


Old Coptic Church (Hanging Church)


Hanging  Church Entrance


More Coptic Town


Coptic Town


Coptic Town


Old Door, Coptic Town


Coptic Town


Coptic Town


Exiting Coptic Town


More Locals, Coptic Town


Remains of Roman Fort, Coptic Town


Remains of Roman Fort, Coptic Town


Remains of Roman Fort, Coptic Town


More About the Roman Fort


Coptic Town


Coptic Town


Coptic Town


Coptic Town


Coptic Town


Coptic Town


Coptic Town


Coptic Town


Coptic Town


Coptic Town

Coptic Museum


Coptic Museum


Coptic Museum


Lots of "Police"- A Way of Keeping People Employed....


Street Scene


Hub Cap Shop



Locals


More Locals


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View of the Nile


Typical Middle Class Apartments


Waiing for..... For..... Something.


Cairo Minaret


MISR is What EgyptiansCall Their Country


Incredible Store Facade


Bored



Some Very Nice Cairo Buildings


Minarets Everywhere


No, Not Gay.  Common Sight


Conga Line


If They Don't Have It, You Don't Need It!


Can We Go Now?


Al Rifa'i Mosque



More Al Rifa'i Mosque


More Al Rifa'i Mosque


More Al Rifa'i Mosque


More Al Rifa'i Mosque


More Al Rifa'i Mosque


More Al Rifa'i Mosque


More Al Rifa'i Mosque


View From More Al Rifa'i Mosque


More Al Rifa'i Mosque


Royal Tomb Al Rifa'i Mosque


Royal Tomb Al Rifa'i Mosque


Tomb of the Shah of Iran- Al Rifa'i Mosque


Exiting Al Rifa'i Mosque


Walking Home at the End of the Day


Cairo Locals


I LOVE Puegots!  A Very Common Taxi in Egypt


Wedding Scene, Le Merien Pyramids Hotel, Giza


Wedding Scene, Le Merien Pyramids Hotel, Giza


Wedding Scene, Le Merien Pyramids Hotel, Giza


Wedding Scene, Le Merien Pyramids Hotel, Giza


Naughty Undies Store


Shoe Street


More Shoe Street



Cairo at Dusk


Camel Collision, Giza Strip


Nice Hat


Not Sure What They Sell


Just Point


Yet Another View of the Nile


Intercontinental City Stars (Outrageously Opulent and Expensive(


Intercontinental City Stars


Intercontinental City Stars


At the City Stars Grocery Store (Spinneys)


Cairo Folks Sure Love Their Tang!


Had to Find It


High Fashion, City Stars


Rediculously Big, City Stars is the Largest Shopping Centre in Africa


Moring at the City Stars Intercontinental