Egypt - Sand, stone and baksheesh

Reliving the ancient history in Cairo, Luxor, Nile river and beyond.

  • Above the mother of the world

    Cairo is the largest city in Africa, where the minarets are fighting to be heard over the ambient noise from the rough traffic.

    Cairo

  • Cry me a river

    A felucca going down the Nile in lower Egypt.

    Nile river

  • The three stooges

    The influence of the Nile is easy to spot in the barren land, with a visible limit to the desert.

    Giza, Cairo

  • Hello there

    Excuse me, is this the way to Mos Eisley?

    Giza, Cairo

  • Along the Nile

    Nile river

  • None shall pass

    Luxor

  • Temple of death

    The funerary complex of Queen Hatshepsut is suitably located somewhere in nowhere.

    Hatshepsut's Temple, Deir el-Bahri