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| | Giza - close-up of the 2,300,000 blocks of The Great Pyramid of Cheops. 2655 BC | |
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| | Cairo from the Nile Hilton | |
| | | Islamic Cairo from the Citadel | |
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| | Sleeper train to Aswan. Six hours late - we got to know the crew! | |
| | | Old Cataract Hotel, Aswan | |
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| | | View from Room 348 of the Nile and Elephantine Island. | |
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| | High Tea at the Old Cataract. | |
| | | Morning flight to Abu Simbel | |
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| | | Abu Simbel from the air, upon final approach. | |
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| | | High Dam. Built by the Russians in 1952 (completed 1970); created Lake Nasser. | |
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| | Kiosk of Trajan, Philae Island | |
| | | Sailing in Aswan by Felucca | |
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| | | High negotiations in the desert. | |
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| | | The eastern sahara towards Sudan. | |
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| | St Simeon's Monastery. Rebuilt in the10th Century and wrecked in 1173. | |
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| | Temple of Horus, Edfu. Entrance pylon. | |
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| | Luxor. Colossi of Ramses II. The missing twin to the obelisk is in Paris. | |
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| | Hatshepsut's Temple on the West Bank, valley of the Queens. | |
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| | Great Hypostyle Hall - Karnak Temple. | |
| | | Luxor - local bakery - loaves of fresh bread on the cart. | |
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| | | Khan El Khalili Bazaar, the oldest bazaar in the Middle East. | |
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