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 and home to 15 million souls. The minarets are fighting to be heard over the ambient noise from the rough traffic below.

    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, as there is a clear limit where the desert starts.

    Giza, Cairo

  • Nilecity

    If you got baksheesh, you're the king of Khan el Khalili.

    Khan el Khalili bazaar, Cairo

  • Hello there

    Excuse me, is this the way to Mos Eisley?

    Giza, Cairo

  • Along the Nile

    Nile river

  • The guardian

    If this horse could speak, he would say "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