Egypt - Sand, stone and baksheesh
Cairo, Luxor, Nile river and beyond.
Above the mother of the world
Cairo is the largest city in Africa and home to 15 million souls. The minarets are trying to be heard over the ambient noise from the rough traffic below.
Cairo
The three stooges
It's interesting to see the Nile's influence on the barren land. There is a clear limit where the desert starts.
Giza, Cairo
Hello there
Excuse me, is this the way to Mos Eisley?
Giza, Cairo
Sand people
Resistance is futile.
Reine meets the Glue Man in Giza, Cairo
Fetch me a bucket
This elegant courtyard can be found in the Citadel on Mokattam hill.
Courtyard of Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Cairo
Looking for the missing nose
Reine at the Sfinx in Giza, Cairo
Nilecity
If you got baksheesh, you're the king of Khan el Khalili.
Khan el Khalili bazaar, Cairo
Staring across eternity
The golden mask of Tutankhamun's mummy is probably one of the most well-recognized items of ancient history.
The Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Beauty and the beast
Sfinx of Giza, Cairo
Dusty tracks
Somewhere in the desert
Temple of death
This is the funerary complex of Queen Hatshepsut, suitably located somewhere in nowhere. After twenty minutes in this desert, you're toast as well.
Hatshepsut's Temple, Deir el-Bahri
Cry me a river
A felucca going down the Nile in lower Egypt.
Going south by boat on the Nile river
Along the Nile
Going south by boat on the Nile river
The twins
The twin statues of pharaoh Amenhotep III have been standing here since 1350 BC, originally guarding the entrance to the pharaoh's memorial temple.
The Colossi of Memnon, Luxor
The guardian
If this horse could speak, he would say "None shall pass".
Dark alley in Luxor
Rock solid
Karnak
Avenue of broken dreams
Luxor