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