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Last Updated: Jun 4th, 2007 - 00:34:57 |
In the following photos, I endeavored to capture the
essence of the places I visited in Egypt.
Cairo
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| Cairo, looking east across the Nile. Notice the sand at the horizon blowing in from the desert. |
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| Cairo, looking southeast across the Nile. |
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| Pollution, sand and the threat of a rainstorm that never materialized cast a haze over Cairo seen from the highest point: Moqattam. Notice the pyramids barely visible in the distance. |
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| A felucca sailing on the Nile. |
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| One of the many colorful boats that cruise the Nile at night. |
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| More Cairo street vendors. |
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| The Khan el-Khalili market. |
Alexandria
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| A harbor view of Alexandria. |
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| An older Alexandria street. |
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| Postcard: The new Alexandria Library. |
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| Across the harbor, the massive new Alexandria Library (slightly left of center) is totally out of character with the surrounding buildings. |
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| An interior view of the new Alexandria Library |
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| A man riding on a donkey-drawn cart takes his produce to market in Alexandria. |
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| In this old section of Alexandria, craftsmen make intricately carved furniture. |
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| Mediterranean beachgoers in Alexandria. |
Giza
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| The queens' pyramids, Giza. |
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| The Giza tomb of Hemom, believed to have been the architect of the Great Pyramid. |
Agriculture
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| Framing in the rich Nile Delta, between Cairo and Alexandria. |
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| Threshing wheat on a Nile Delta farm between Cairo and Alexandria. |
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