Egypt - Sand, stone and baksheesh

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

  • Above the mother of the world

    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

    Cry me a river

    A felucca going down the Nile in lower Egypt.

    [Nile river]

  • The three stooges

    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

    Hello there

    Excuse me, is this the way to Mos Eisley?

    [Giza, Cairo]

  • Along the Nile

    Along the Nile

    [Nile river]

  • Temple of death

    Temple of death

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

    [Hatshepsut's Temple, Deir el-Bahri]