Egypt 2000

Cannon in the citadel of Cairo

The citadel of Cairo, 1183AD

Great prayer hall in the Al-Rifa&#x27;i Mosque (1912AD)

The Egyptian Museum in Cairo (1902)

Ceremonial Throne of Tutankhamun

Funerary mask of Tutankhamun (1323BC)

The mask has a back side as well

Second outer coffin of Tutankhamun, gold on wood

Gold Head of Horus, from Hierakonpolis

The Red Pyramid of Sneferu (2600BC) in Dashur

Pyramydon in front of the Red Pyramid

Access to the Red Pyramid

Interior of the Red Pyramid, Pieter for Scale

The Bent Pyramid seen from the Red Pyramid

The Bent Pyramid of Sneferu (2589C) in Dashur

Mastaba of Mereruka, ca 2330BC

Detail in the tomb of Mereruka

Entrance to the pyramid of Userkaf and the step pyramid of Djoser (2670BC) in the distance

Statue in the Mastaba of Ti

The Great Sphynx of Giza and the Pyramid of Khafre

Policeman on a camel

Grand gallery in the pyramid of Khufu

The pyramids are actually right next to the city

The Pyramids of Menkaure (Micerinos 2510BC), Khafre (Chefren 2570BC) and Khufu (Cheops 2600BC)

Posing with the Pyramids Khafre and Khufu

Do something stupid, they said

The Great Sphinx of Giza (c.2500BC)

The face of the Sphinx appears to represent the pharaoh Khafre

Light show on the pyramids, but we did not pay to see it

The Pyramids of Khufu is the oldest and largest and also called The Great Pyramid--

Caro behind the scenes, view from Hotel Sun

Coptic Greek Orthodox Church of St George (1909AD)

Statue of Ramses II (1224BC) on Ramses Square

Al-Fath Mosque (1990) on Ramses Sq

The souq at Ataba Square

Street in Khan al Khalili

Clean street in Darb al-Asfar

Ottoman home Beit as-Suhaymi

Souq in Islamic Cairo

Hieroglyphs in the rocks of Abu Simbel

Temple of Ramses II (1244BC)

The statues look even more impressive as you come closer

Kris and Ramses II

Pieter and Ramses II

The hypostyle hall with huge pillars depicting Ramses as the god Osiris

4 in a row: Ra-Horakhty, Ramses, Amun Ra and Ptah

These scenes describe the military victories of the pharaoh

A side chamber with offerings to the gods

These reliefs were all painted in bright colors

The Small

Queen Nefertari was the principal wife of Pharaoh Ramses II

Interior of the Temple of Hathor and Nefertari

The temple was constructed on the boards of the Nile

This was the first sight when sailing on the Nile from Nubia to Egypt

Spices in the souq of Aswan

View on the Nile and the Corniche from hotel Hathor in Aswan

Felucca on the Nile

The Isis Temple of Philae (3rd C BC) was relocated to Angilika Island

A good view on the first and second pylons

Entrance to the Temple of Philae

The Temple of Kalabsha (30BC) and the High Dam of Aswan

Entrance to the Hypostyle Hall at Kalabsha

We start our trip down the Nile on a Felucca

Nile cruisers in Aswan

Manuel and Pieter activate a water pump

Lunch on the felucca with Vanessa, Gabriela and Marita

Hello big crowd tourists

Chilling out on the felucca

The locals harvest weed from the Nile

Sunset on the Nile

The sunset continues

The cook of the Felucca

Country life on the shores of the Nile

The Temple of Kom Ombo, from the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180 47 BC

The paint is still visible on these pillars in Kom Ombo

Farmers taking a siesta

It is hot on an Egyptian afternoon

Smoking a sheesha with Kevin

Trying to be as Egyptian as possible

The felucca crew: Gabriela, Pieter, Marita, Manuel, Vanessa, Kevin and Kris

On our way to Edfu, we met some camels

The first pylon of The Temple of Horus in Edfu

The falcon god Horus

The temple was finished in 57BC

The north side of the temple court

Posing with Horus

The temple of Horus seen from behind

Sheesha smokers in Luxor

Vegetable stall in Luxor

The Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor

The temple of Amun in Luxor (ancient Thebes, 14thC BC)

The other obelisk of Ramses II is in Paris

Court of Amonhotep III and Hypostyle Hall

Hieroglyphs in the central chamber

Colonnade of Amonhotep III

Statue of the pharaoh in the court of Ramses II

Touching ancient stones for good luck

One last group picture in Luxor

Another pic of the first pylon and obelisk of Ramses II at night

Colossi of Memnon (	Amenhotep III 1350 BC)

Valley of the Kings

The terraced temple of Hatshepsut (1458 BC) in Deir el Bahari

The  temple of Hatshepsut looks more and more impressive as we approach

On the second terrace, 50 C in the Sun

View on the fertile Nile valley

Back in Luxor, on deck of a Nile cruiser

The Karnak Temple Complex (1970BC)

The Karnak Temple Complex (1970BC)

The 2 obelisks of Hatshepsut

The central axis

Next to the top of the fallen obelisk of Hatshepsut

Detail of the fallen obelisk

The great hypostyle hall of Seti I and Ramses II

The great hypostyle hall has 134 columns

View on the City of the Dead (al-Qarafa) in Cairo

Colorful ferries on the Nile in Cairo

Dahab by the Red Sea

Preparing dive equipment

The first dive in shallow water

And off we go into the deep

Lionfish on a white coral

There is still some color in the Red Sea

More corals, some grow very high up

Diving in a fish tank

Yes we have the Padi Open Water license

With Kevin, Manuel and Pieter in Dahab

Kevin refuses to buy anything from the kids

Dahab by night

Map of Egypt