I found myself finally in Egypt in December 2008. When I was living in Saudi I really wanted to visit Egypt but never quite made it. I had some time off for the new year holidays and found a cheap ticket there. I wasn't expecting to like Egypt much. It's a poor place with a lot of tourists and that is usually an annoying combination. I found it pretty easy to handle the hassles and I met so many wonderful Egyptians along the way as well. Cairo is a wonderful huge city with a metro, and Alexandria has charm and the sea. I'd really like to get back for some more explorations.
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Arms of Egypt |
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Map of Egypt |
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On the way to Egypt. I don't know where this is but think maybe Lebanon. December 2008. |
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My first view of the Nile. December 2008. |
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Hurghada from the air. December 2008. |
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Cafe and bus station in Hurghada. December 2008. |
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Public transportation in Hurghada. December 2008. |
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Me scuba diving in Hurghada. I used my waterproof camera...which wasn't for diving with and was destroyed by this. After trying to find a replacement without luck I was left with only by HTC Wizard (mobile phone) for all my photography needs on my trip. December 2008. |
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Cafe at the Cairo train station. December 2008. |
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Inside the Cairo train station. December 2008. |
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Train I took to Alexandria. December 2008. |
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Farms along the Nile. December 2008. |
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Playground in Alexandria. December 2008. |
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Playground in Alexandria. December 2008. |
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Artwork in the modern library of Alexandria. December 2008. |
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Inside the modern library of Alexandria. I was unsuprised to learn it was designed by a Norwegian architect. December 2008. |
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Mosque in Alexandria. December 2008. |
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Alexandria. December 2008. |
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Nada showed me around Alexandria. And one of the high points was among the best ice cream I've ever had. Just SO good. December 2008. |
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Wall of the Alexandria fortress. December 2008. |
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Nada's friend also showed me around. December 2008. |
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The center of Alexandia at night. December 2008. |
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Hostel where I stayed in Alexandria. December 2008. |
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Alexandria. December 2008. |
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Tram in Alexandria. December 2008. |
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Tram in Alexandria. December 2008. |
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Horse cart and taxi viewd from the tram. December 2008. |
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Me on the tram. December 2008. |
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View from the tram in Alexandria. December 2008. |
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View from the tram. December 2008. |
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Train station in Alexandria. December 2008. |
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In the first class train carriage back to Cairo. December 2008. |
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Cairo Metro. December 2008. |
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Inside the Cairo Metro. December 2008. |
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Entrance to a Cairo Metro station. December 2008. |
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Hotel where I stayed in Cairo. December 2008. |
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Cairo. December 2008. |
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My first view of the pyramids from the streets of Giza. December 2008. |
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Giza. December 2008. |
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Some people don't like the tourists in Giza, just like every other tourist area in the world. December 2008. |
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Sphinx and pyramid. December 2008. |
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Sphinx and pyramids. December 2008. |
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Me at the pyramids. December 2008. |
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Museum being built into one of the pyramids. December 2008. |
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Ruins by the pyramids. December 2008. |
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Looking up a corner of a pyramid. December 2008. |
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Another corner. December 2008. |
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A third corner. December 2008. |
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Me at the pyramids. December 2008. |
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Pyramid. December 2008. |
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Me at the pyramids. December 2008. |
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Cairo Metro. December 2008. |
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Inside a Cairo bus station. December 2008. |
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Cairo museum. December 2008. |
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The Nile river in Cairo. December 2008. |
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Farms in the desert. December 2008. |
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Sinai. December 2008. |
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Sinai. December 2008. |
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Sinai. December 2008. |
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Sign for Dahab. December 2008. |
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Dahab. December 2008. |
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Dahab. December 2008. |
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Cat in Dahab. December 2008. |
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Where I stayed in Dahab. December 2008. |
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View of the bay at Alexandria, December 2008.

View of the harbour at Alexandria, December 2008.

View of the fortress in Alexandria, December 2008.

View of the center of Alexandria, December 2008.

View of a random building in Alexandria, December 2008.

View of the sphinx and the pyramids at Giza, December 2008.

View towards the city of Giza from the pyramids, December 2008.

View of the desert at the pyramids in Giza, December 2008.

View of the center of Dahab, December 2008.

View of the coast at Dahab, December 2008.
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