from Shepheard's Hotel by night ...	...by day... (with the chronic photochemical smog)	... at sunset
	Saqqara	Pyramid of Userkaf	The Stepped Pyramid of Djoser
	entrance Step Pyramid complex	early pillars	mastaba entrance
		cobra defence frieze
hole in the ground!	step pyramid ...	..with remains of the facing
	boat pit	processional causeway Pyramid of Unas
within a mastaba	Pyramid of Teti ...	within the Miraroka Tomb from a postcard	... entrance
tourist transport ...	... not for Andante!	Memphis	fallen Colossus ...
...Ramases II			Alabaster Sphinx
Ramases II	The Giza Pyramids	waiting, in vain, to go inside Esme, Vince, Mary, June, Jane, Tony, Carol, Lucia, Adrian, Pat, Robin, Janet, Liz,	The Great Pyramid of Cheops (Pyramid of Khufu)
Pyramid of Chephren	by the Great Pyramid		a solar barque pit
The Queen's Pyramids			Solar Barque Museum
	the prow	the stern
Pyramid of Chephren (Khafre)	The Great Pyramids Great (Cheops), Chephren, Mycernus,and the the Queens'	the Great Pyramid	the Sphinx
the crowds
the Sphinx with the Great Pyramid	The Sphinx with Cheophren	Meidum	The collapsed pyramid Meidum
	climbing to the entrance Patrick, Tony, Sally, Jane, Ian, Bill	entering the pyramid photo: Mary Reynolds	within the pyramid
descending the stairway		from the processional way	a sarcophagus stored in the grounds
Beni Hasan a cemetery of tombs		the climb to the tombs	our guards
along the tomb terrace	wall paintings photo: Vince Wildman	the Pharoh on his barque photo: Vince Wildman	tomb gift list (top) photo: Vince Wildman
photo: Vince Wildman	wrestlers photo: Vince Wildman	Tomb of Khnumhotep from a poor postcard	modern cemetery
the Nile valley	helping load the donkey
el-Minya	cattle egret in the hotel garden	The Nile from the hotel	Hoopoes ...
...in the...	...hotel garden		Tel el-Amarna anc. Akhetaten
	the ferry note the side entry	photo: Mary Reynolds	being sold a bowl
local taxi	the site of Akhetaten	climb to the tombs	within a northern rock tomb from a poor postcard
	tomb entrance	Akhenaten & Nefertiti photo: Vince Wildman	Akhenaten in a chariot photo: Vince Wildman
view across the former Akhetaten	photo: Mary Reynolds	photo: Mary Reynolds
within the Panehsy tombphoto: Vince Wildman	Panehsy Tomb photo: Vince Wildman	our escort	The climb to Stele U
Stele U	part of the Stele	Lucia	view across Aketaten
Entrance to the Royal Tomb	Royal Tomb photo: Vince Wildman	An American acquaintance at the entrance lodge	The North Palace
part of the great temple with Esme's parasol	the great temple		welcome group
Temple of Ay
		farewell from ...	... the ferry
Temples of Abydos	Temple of Seti I
modern addition!	The King List the only one still in situ		Osireion
Temple of Rameses II
local shop	lunch photo: Mary Reynolds	Luxor Valley of the Kings	egrets outside hotel
Valley of the Kings entrance		the valley	approaching Deir el-Bahri
Temple of Hatshepsut Deir el-Bahri		remains of the adjacent Temple of Montuhotep & Tuthmosis III
Temple of Hatshepsut iin the chapel of Hathor
			Colossi of Memnon
		Dendera	Temple of Hathor, Dendera
			photo: Mary Reynolds
painted ceiling			ceremonial barque
Roman Mammesi	enclosure wall
Cleopatra			Deir el-Medina workmen's village
from the air postcard			tombs
within the tombs postcard	postcard	postcard	postcard
	the great pit	mudstone wall	Temple of Ptolemy IV
	Ramesseum	The Ramesseum temple of Ramases II
	Battle of Qadesh 1274 BC	fallen Colossus	all Ramases II
	looking ..
one of the hypostyle halls		Medinet Habu	Temple of Ramases III
	Karnak, Luxor	The Temple of Amun-Ra	approach to ...
... the first pylon	ram-headed criosphinxes
pillar in the forecourt
	great hypostyle hall
	one of two remaining obelisks
sacred barque			Akh-Menou
sacred lake precinct of Mut	Amun-Ra from the South East		Temple of Mut
the hypostyle hall (again)		Red chapel of Hatshepsut open air museum
Alabaster Chapel of Amenhotep I
White Chapel of Sestrosis I
the forecourt (again)	hypostyle hall (yet again)
	Giant Scarab	photo: Janet Newson	Shrine of Ramases III
Barque shrine of Seti II	Luxor Temple	sunset from Luxor	Luxor Temple from the boat mooring
	Avenue of Sphinxes linking the Luxor and Karnak Temples		Temple of Amun Kamutef
	court of Ramases II
court of Amenhotep III	Mosque within the walls	Ramases II
		early Christian figures
The Nile Cruise	Our boat the Chateau Lafayette web photo	unmooring at Luxor	leaving Luxor
the sprint to the Esna lock			sales boats surrounding another boat
the Nile Barrage at Esna	negotiating a sale	what we bought	entering the Esna lock
		bedroom sculptures ...
			modelling a purchase
the ceiling light	re-embarking at ...	... Edfu
the sprint to Kom Ombu	engine room	the boat manager	kitchen sculpture
	the pilot
still sprinting	the Egyptian evening	June & Carol photo: Mary Reynolds
Sue Bailey	musical bottle	Mohamed photo: Mary Reynolds	moored at Aswan
Edfu	Temple of Horus		The Roman Mamissi
The pylon
The Court of Offerings			Passage of Victory
Seth, shown as a hippopotamus	hippo below Horus's boat ...	...	...getting larger ...
...	Victory of Horus	The falcon statue
			the sanctuary
		Kom Ombu	manouvering on arrival with the temple behind
Temple of Sobek & Horus the Elder			cobras
Sobek as a crocodile	the Nilometer ...	...	the Nile
	the "surgical instruments"
hearing ears for pilgrims' prayers
	farewell before the cruise to Aswan	Aswan	Embarking on a felucca
our home Chateau Lafayette		the West Bank ...	Aswan town
...with tombs	disembarking at Kitchener's Island		in the ...
... Botanical Garden	Squacco Heron		Little Egret
Tomb of the Aga Khan		Cattle Egret
Hoopoe	Hooded crows		learning to steer photo: Mary Reynolds
photo: Mary Reynolds	time to worry!		on-board entertainment
Osprey	Nubia Museum photo:Janet Newson	photo:Janet Newson	early Egypt photo:Janet Newson
photo:Janet Newson	photo:Janet Newson	photo:Janet Newson	photo:Janet Newson
Model of Philae photo:Janet Newson	photo:Janet Newson	early morning
Philae	Fleet for Philae	approaching Philae	West colonnade
Temple of Isis First pylon	Nectanebo's Mammisi		First pylon Relief of Ptolemy 12th
within thee first pylon, left hand side			main entrance ...
... through the first pylon	ancient graffitti		courtyard and second pylon
old Aswan Dam	Nilometer	snake relief	first & second pylons
Kiosk of Trajan
		leaving with heron
Aswan High Dam	crossing the old dam from the bus	Philae from the bus on the old dam	sluice old Aswan Dam
on the Aswan High Dam		Nile below the High Dam	The Lotus Monument
the power station	Temple of Kalabsha Aswan High Dam	To see ...	... the unfinished obelisk ...
... Northern Quaries Aswan	Aswan granite	From the Quarry the Nubia Museum	Aswan town and the Nile
the Principal Mosque	Aswan from our room at the Basma Hotel		within the Basma hotel
	Abu Simbel	flight from Aswan	military jet fighter
Temple of Ramases II
wife at his feet	within the entrance hall
		apes on guard	Temple of Nefertari & Hator
		stele	Lake Aswan from the temple forecourt
from the air		Roman Towers	Metro Mar Girgis station
	Monastery Church	The Hanging Church
		in the Hanging Church
in the old town	St Sergius Church entrance only	Ben Ezra Synagogue entrance only
	book shop	The Citadel
Mosque of Mohammed Ali
within the Mosque			view with chronic air pollution
but the Giza pyramids are visible - just!	in Al Azbah park	silhouettes
The Andante Archaeological Tour Group	Lucia Gahlin our lecturer	Lucia with Ian, Robin and Adrian	Adrian T.
at Giza	Vince Wildman Deir el-Bahri	Group photos at Karnak Mary, Sally, Patrick,Andrew, Elsbeth, June, Vincce, Pat, Carol, Esme, John, June, Eva, Lucia, Ian, Adrian, Janet, Robin, Jane, Sue, Tony, Mohamed	picture taken by Pat
picture taken by Mary	picture taken by Mary	Janet & Robin Newson. Karnak	Sue Bailey Karnak
Esme Wallwork Karnak	June D. Karnak	Mohamed Aziz our Egyptian guide	Ian D. on the boat
Bill M. Kom Ombu	Elizebeth and Andrew B. Egyptian evening	Ian Egyptian evening	June P & Eva B. Egyptian evening
Carol M. with Patricik & June Egyptian evening	Adrian with Sally and Elspeth Egyptian evening	John B. Egyptian evening	Elsbeth H. Egyptian evening
Janet & Robin Egyptian evening	Mohamed Egyptian evening	Mohamed Egyptian evening	Lucia with Mary Reynolds our Tour Manager
at the Egyptian evening Ship's photographer	at Karnak photo: Janet Newson	Robin at Karnak photo: Janet Newson	Sue Aswan High Dam
June P. and Carole Aswan High Dam	Adrian Aswan High Dam	Tony & Jane Pike Aswan High Dam	Lucia and Mary Aswan High Dam
Pat with Elsbeth Aswan High Dam	Esme, Vince and Ian Aswan High Dam	Sally and Patrick Wiegand Cairo	Sally & Patrick photo: Mary Reynolds
Andy with Sally & Patrick photo: Mary Reynolds	Andrew & Elizabeth Cairo

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