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More from around Cairo
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You can climb to see a bit inside Khufu's pyramid The sphinx and Khafre's pyramid A street in Alexandria Cairo Tower at dusk Throughout Egypt, homes sprout vertical rebar in anticipation of eventual additional stories for the families of offpring
Khufu's pyramid with people climbing up to see inside A broken corner of Khufu's pyramid; by climbing to it, you can just barely decipher the sign--it forbids climbing The current home of Khufu's Solar boat Watching the pyramid from the foundation of its temple
Me on a camel Dynamite was an archelogic tool in the 19th century; note the enclosed vertical surface The pyramids of Khafre, Menkaure, and the latter's queen Descending into a tomb Inside a plain tomb
The pyramids of Khafre, Menkaure, and the latter's queen as seen across some of the other funerary structures in the area Carol, Judy, Jan, the sphinx, and all that Yes, the sphinx has a backside, too Entering Saqqara through the world's oldest hall of pillars
Approaching the Step Pyramid across its plaza Carvings cover the surfaces in the Saqqara necroplis; some retain their original colors The Step Pyramid seen through two of the forty-two temples--one per region--built around its plaza Taking a rest in the hall of pillars, Saqqara
Tne hall of pillars on entry to Saqqara Roman ruins in Alexandria Fragment that had attached letters: alpha, rho, iota, sigma(?) Apartment buildings across from the catacombs Our bus and driver in Egypt
Three sisters on holiday Two birds in Alexandria Brian smiles at the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo Lambs ready for the feast celebrating the end of this year's Hadj, Cairo Outside the Carvery, on the way to Saqqara
Guide Bassem describes the "Hanging Church", Cairo The Citadel, Cairo Inside the dome at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Cairo
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