picture gallery images Ron & Viv Moon africa overland EGYPT – Aswan; Nile River; Luxor – Valley of the Kings; Temples; Cairo – Museum Pyramids; Alexandria & the coast; Siwa


Picture Gallery 15 - EGYPT

GO TO MAIN PICTURE GALLERY LINKS PAGE TO ALL IMAGES CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE	EGYPT – Aswan; Nile River; Luxor – Valley of the Kings; Temples; Cairo – Museum Pyramids; Alexandria & the coast; Siwa. Egypt (pictures from left to right) - Aswan - Our cruise on a felucca for a couple of hours down the Nile, in the early evening – a lovely way to spend the time, with great views of the city of Aswan; our friendly boat crew; Ron & Viv on the felucca; Neil & Helen on the felucca. Luxor: a great Egyptian meal at our camp in Luxor; Neil – the new shiek of Boronia – the local attire rather suits him! Egypt (pictures from left to right) - Luxor: the Valley of the Kings – we just did our tour of the tombs before the hordes of tourists arrived; the impressive Temple of Hatshepsut, just across the hills from the Valley of the Kings – the statues at the temple and just a little of the art that remains on the walls of the temple; Ramesseum, which was a large Temple complex built by Ramses 11; the large structure of the statue Colossus of Ramses 11 which once stood over 17.5-metres and with an estimated weight of over 240 tonnes of pink granite. Egypt (pictures from left to right) - Cairo: the view of the city of Cairo from the hill where the pyramids sit; our little group of camel riders at the pyramids; Ron & Viv / Neil & Helen outside the Cairo Museum. Egypt (pictures from left to right) - Alexandria: the busy road (corniche) around the coast at Alexandria; Fort Qaitbey in the background that was built in 1480 from the stones of the old Pharos lighthouse – one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the fleet of local fishing boats in front; The Commonwealth War Cemetery at El Alamein, west of Alexandria on the coast. Egypt (pictures from left to right) - The Mediterranean Coast: the beachfront of Mersa Matruh; one of the many busy roads and just one example of the many beautiful mosaics around town – this one a clock tower. Siwa Oasis – the desert road to Siwa (pretty barren) just before it drops down into the oasis; our vehicle parked outside our very pleasant hotel in one of the streets just back from the market square. Egypt (pictures from left to right - top to bottom) - Siwa Oasis – a wonderful, relaxed little town, made up of quite a few villages – the market square was the centre of town, with the remains of the old city in one corner; the view across the villages towards the old walled city and Great Sand Sea in the background ; a donkey & cart, with passengers, on the road to the Temple of the Oracle (in the background); the remains of the temple itself; view across the date palms to the Great Sand Sea; view from the temple over a village and date and olive groves; the crystal clear water of Fatnas Bath on Fatnas Island in the salty expanse of Lake Siwa just a few km south-west from the village; Mohamed Zait, who owns and runs Magic Desert Tours and shop (ph: (mob) 0103 896 756) was our friendly guide for our travels around the oasis; Siwa is well known for its tapestries; the pigeon houses are very big structures, positively palatial – the people love to eat pigeon! Next stop Libya!!