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Egypt_880S7685_Jaimie poses with the owner of the perfume shop that we somehow got led into_


Egypt_880S7686_The many colored glass containers were very pretty, but we weren't really in the market for them_


Egypt_880S7687_It is much harder to get around here, with many signs in Arabic only_


Egypt_880S7688_We learned the process of making papyrus paper in this shop_


Egypt_880S7694_The stalks are sliced, soaked and pressed to form the paper_


Egypt_880S7697_0003_A sphinx outside the Egyptian museum_


Egypt_880S7697_0005_No cameras are allowed in the museum, so these are the only artifacts we have photos of_


Egypt_880S7697_0007_Us in front of another large sphinx_


Egypt_880S7697_The outside coutyard at the Egyptian museum, Cairo_


Egypt_880S7698_Outside our hotel, there was insane amounts of traffic and no crosswalks!_


Egypt_880S7702_We had a nice view of the Nile river and could sometimes see the pyramids, depending on the day_


Egypt_880S7705_Hieroglyphs found inside the tombs at the Giza pyramids_


Egypt_880S7706_We were amazed at how intact these carvings were after thousands of years_


Egypt_880S7710_Many of the hieroglyphs show people bringing offerings of food for the dead_


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Egypt_880S7712_More hieroglyphics inside the tombs at Giza_


Egypt_880S7716_The great pyramid of Cheops, the largest pyramid in Egypt_


Egypt_880S7718_Us in front of the great pyramid at Giza_


Egypt_880S7723_1_Another false door inside the 2nd tomb (we were allowed in by a guard in exchange for a tip)_


Egypt_880S7730_A large wall covered with hieroglyphs_


Egypt_880S7731_Decorated columns with the false door behind_


Egypt_880S7734_There was a third tomb, but it was closed (and no offer to go inside by the guard)_


Egypt_880S7736_Jaimie on her camel in front of the 1st and 2nd largest pyramids_


Egypt_880S7747_Mario and his camel with all 9 pyramids behind_


Egypt_880S7758_We rode out into the desert to get to this spot where we could see all pyramids at once_


Egypt_880S7760_Jaimie and her camel_


Egypt_880S7770_1_We posed together on top of the camel, who made mean noises at Mario when he got on_


Egypt_880S7775_The 9 pyramids of Giza_


Egypt_880S7782_It was a fun experience to ride the camels, but when they picked up speed, it was a little scary_


Egypt_880S7793_Camel and the pyramids_


Egypt_880S7826_1_The area was closing, so we didn't get an up close view of the sphinx during the camel ride_


Egypt_880S7830_Watermelons for sale along the road_


Egypt_880S7832_People dress in all different levels of covering here_


Egypt_880S7833_The Cairo Tower, a scenic lookout, as the sun is setting_


Egypt_880S7844_30+ foot statue of Ramses II (the beloved pharaoh of the 18th dynasty), in the town of Memphis_


Egypt_880S7847_Hieroglyph carving in Memphis_


Egypt_880S7850_A large sphinx at Memphis_


Egypt_880S7859_This guard convinced us to take a picture with him, but it was all just to get his tip_


Egypt_880S7860_Stone towers at Sakkara, inside what was said to be the first stone building ever built (now very much renovated)_


Egypt_880S7869_Us in front of the Step Pyramid at Sakkara, the oldest pyramid, built by Pharaoh Djhoser_


Egypt_880S7873_Looking over the ruins at Sakkara_


Egypt_880S7874_One of the hieroglyphs here still had some color left to it_


Egypt_880S7876_In the past, all of these would have been colored in_


Egypt_880S7878_The hieroglyphs here were in very good shape_


Egypt_880S7879_Beautiful hieroglyphs inside the tombs at Sakkara_


Egypt_880S7882_Egyptian man posing in front of the tombs_


Egypt_880S7883_The Step Pyramid at Sakkara_


Egypt_880S7894_The outside of the stone entry building to the Sakkara area_


Egypt_880S7896_We stopped at a carpet school, where boys and men learn to make the handmade Egyptian carpets_


Egypt_880S7897_This man comes up with the pattern in his head, as he weaves_


Egypt_880S7914_The 2nd largest pyramid at Giza still has some of the limestone covering near the peak_


Egypt_880S7918_Jaimie at the Giza pyramids_


Egypt_880S7922_Mario balances two pyramids on his hands_


Egypt_880S7924_The 3rd largest pyramid, with the city of Cairo behind_


Egypt_880S7927_This time we got much closer to the sphinx_


Egypt_880S7931_Jaimie and the wall in the valley of the temples. Just like the Incas, the ancient Egyptians used perfect blocks with no mortar_


Egypt_880S7933_An up close look at the sphinx (the front is currently under reconstruction)_


Egypt_880S7939_Us in front of the sphinx and pyramid_


Egypt_880S7946_Mausoleums inside the Christian cemetery in Coptic Cairo_


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Egypt_880S7955_The Hanging Church is the oldest Christian church in Cairo_


Egypt_880S7963_Friendly cat on the streets of Cairo_


Egypt_880S7964_Stone arches and walkway leading into the Sultan Barquk mosque_


Egypt_880S7965_Large interior coutryard in the Sultan Barquk mosque_


Egypt_880S7969_1_Looking up on the beautiful domed ceiling_


Egypt_880S7976_Domed ceiling and windows of the Sultan Barquk mosque_


Egypt_880S7980_Large interior coutryard in the Sultan Barquk mosque_


Egypt_880S7984_1_This friendly man let us into the minaret_


Egypt_880S7989_1_View of the mosque from part way up the minaret_


Egypt_880S7992_As we reached the top, the Call to Prayer began resonating throughout the city_


Egypt_880S7993_We could see many mosques, each with their minarets, all throughout Islamic Cairo_


Egypt_880S7996_A modern looking mosque amongst the older ones in Islamic Cairo_


Egypt_880S7998_The impressive Mohammed Ali Mosque inside the Citadel_


Egypt_880S8004_Us in front of the Mohammed Ali Mosque_


Egypt_880S8005_Interior courtyard in the Mohammed Ali Mosque_


Egypt_880S8010_Amazing domed ceiling inside the Mohammed Ali Mosque_


Egypt_880S8011_The colors and lights were very impressive_


Egypt_880S8013_Domes and lights of the Mohammed Ali Mosque_


Egypt_880S8021_Another view of the Mohammed Ali Mosque, inside the Citadel_


Egypt_880S8023_Another enormous mosque seen from the Citadel_


Egypt_880S8026_The Ibn Tulun mosque was our last stop in Islamic Cairo_


Egypt_880S8027_The Ibn Tulun Mosque, dating from 879, and Cairo's oldest intact mosque_


Egypt_880S8032_Looking out on the courtyard and spiral minaret_


Egypt_880S8034_We climbed the minaret and looked down on the courtyard below_


Egypt_880S8043_Us on top of the Ibn Tulun minaret_


Egypt_880S8046_We spotted 3 goats living on top of a rooftop - a very strange sight!_


       

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