Egypt - People

Egypt - People

by Günther Eichhorn

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This pages has pictures of people and other aspects of daily life in today's Egypt.

Here are some observations of Egypt society.

Beggars: There are some beggars that beg outright, but not that many. It was MUCH worse for instance in Kâmpuchéa (Cambodia). Even here in the USA, there are as many, if not more beggars around Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA, USA, than in most parts of Egypt. When I walked through Luxor, a group of children started to follow me. But they weren't begging, they were just interested in me and wanted to have their picture taken. One of them started to ask me for money, but the others immediately stopped him!

Many people don't directly beg, they try to get baksheesh for something, like having their picture taken, or giving you directions.

Hawkers: They are everywhere, trying to sell something. Some tourists don't like it and are really turned off by it. I don't think it is all that bad, it is not really much worse than in other countries. The locals have to make a living, and many Egyptians depend entirely on income from selling to tourists. If you don't want to buy anything, just make that clear, and don't get into a discussion with the vendor. If you start looking at their wares, they of course will try very hard to convince you to eventually buy something. If you want to get rid of them, just say firmly "No". If they insist, slightly raise your voice and emphasize "NO". When I had to do that once, one of the ubiquitous security guards immediately responded and told the hawker to back off, since I had said no (I could clearly make out what he said).

Bargaining: This is a must. If you don't bargain, you pay many times more than you should. To do this right, you need to first figure out what the real price is for what you want. What I did was first to go to one vendor that has what you want, and offered a very low price, less than half of what I thought was fair. I would then bargain, but never got even close to what a real price would be. I would end up leaving without buying. You have to really leave to see whether the vendor follows you and lowers his price even more. This will give you a price that you know this vendor will not sell for. At the next vendor, you'll start with a price somewhat lower than this lowest price, and slowly bargain up a little bit at a time. I may end up leaving another couple of times till I get a satisfactory price.

Some vendors start out with a price that is two to three times the real price, so you have to bring them down quite a bit. However, some vendors start with ridiculously high prices, ten to twenty times the real price. When I got one of these, I wouldn't even bargain with them, I just laughed and left, to show my disdain. For instance, I found out that silver earrings of the type I liked cost around 20-30 LE. In one store, the vendor asked for 375LE. I just laughed and walked away. In one rare case I found a store where the owner gave you real prices right away, which was very unusual. He had a very nice pair of earrings, so I asked how much they were. He said that he doesn't believe in bargaining, they were 25LE. I said OK and bought them. I got a small carpet in that store as well, again for a fair price without bargaining. But this was a one-of-a-kind experience.

All pictures are © Günther Eichhorn.

People

This section shows pictures of people in Egypt. Few women are veiled, but many wear head scarfs. Many men wear the traditional clothes. Younger people generally wear western style clothes.

Egypt 0267 Women going shopping. Some women still wear the black dress and veil, but not too many. (508k) Egypt 0281 A group of young women, coming from school. (412k) Egypt 0282 A feisty looking kid. (329k) Egypt 0285 Local merchants with local transportation. (562k) Egypt 0332 Visit it a primary school in Luxor. (1343k)
Egypt 0341 Visit it a primary school in Luxor. Each class lines up in a columns. (1170k) Egypt 0347 Students in a primary school in Luxor, on their way to the class room. (1199k) Egypt 0350 In the class room. (1208k) Egypt 0363 Street scene at the railroad crossing. (1076k) Egypt 0368 The barrier at the railroad crossing didn't face people too much. Everybody just kept walking across. (1251k)
Egypt 0369 Street scene. (1015k) Egypt 0381 Local store with locals gathering for a chat and a sheesha (waterpipe). (1335k) Egypt 0374 Local youth in Luxor. Many of them liked to have their pictures taken. (1485k) Egypt 0384 These kids followed me around for a while, asking to have their pictures taken. They didn't beg, they were just having fun. (1210k) Egypt 0389 Local kids in Luxor. (1154k)
Egypt 0390 Local kids in Luxor. (1210k) Egypt 2251 Local kids in the Nubian village. (499k) Egypt 2339 Local kids in the Nubian village. (579k) Egypt 0576 A group of young women visiting the Luxor Temple. (596k) Egypt 0579 Close-up of one of the young women. They were all wearing head scarfs. (480k)
Egypt 0865 Local men at our sunrise breakfast. (383k) Egypt 0900 Local woman baking bread in a traditional oven. We had sunrise boat ride and an early morning breakfast in a local village on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Luxor. (582k) Egypt 0902 Local woman baking bread in a traditional oven. (398k) Egypt 0911 They were helping with the breakfast. (496k) Egypt 0917 An on-looker for our breakfast. (237k)
Egypt 0932 Part of our breakfast setup. (565k) Egypt 0938 A young woman watching us. (649k) Egypt 0903 Local woman. (476k) Egypt 0992 Doing laundry in the Nile. (624k) Egypt 0993 Relaxing from field work. (632k)
Egypt 1015 Locals watching our cruise ship. (612k) Egypt 1022 Local kids waiving at our cruise ship. (437k) Egypt 1028 Rural transport. (485k) Egypt 1313 Relaxing in the local street cafe. (547k) Egypt 1976 Enjoying the sheesha in a street cafe. (462k)
Egypt 1978 Enjoying the sheesha and a chat in a street cafe. (533k) Egypt 1314 Locals shopping. (570k) Egypt 1315 Local women in traditional dress on the street. (603k) Egypt 1135 Local man. (354k) Egypt 1318 Local street scene. (579k)
Egypt 1465 Local in a date palm grove. (632k) Egypt 1681 Locals relaxing in one of the temples. (464k) Egypt 1778 Local street scene. (458k) Egypt 1780 Enjoying the sheesha in a street cafe. (465k) Egypt 1783 A local woman with a baby. (421k)
Egypt 1784 Local street scene. (379k) Egypt 1792 Local women in modern dress. (358k) Egypt 1973 Locals in traditional dress. (379k) Egypt 1987 Older woman shopping. (543k) Egypt 2023 Young woman with toddler. (348k)
Egypt 2030 Heavily veiled woman. (574k) Egypt 2044 Heavily veiled woman. (324k) Egypt 2037 Carrying a big load. (460k) Egypt 2443 Women in the Nubian village. (375k) Egypt 2447 Nubian woman in her house with our tour guide in the back. an village. (353k)
Egypt 2448 Handicraft in the Nubian village. (435k) Egypt 2452 Handicraft in the Nubian village. (400k) Egypt 2451 Water storage jars. The clay jars keep the water cool through evaporation through the jar. (468k) Egypt 2818 Prayer. (565k) Egypt 2861 Security guard at the Great Pyramid relieving himself on the pyramid. (422k)


Agriculture/Livestock

Livestock was even in the cities like Luxor. There is agriculture along the Nile on the narrow strip of fertile land. Dade palms are the most common tree in Egypt.

Egypt 0376 You could frequently see livestock in the streets. (1288k) Egypt 0934 Local youth watching over a cow. (847k) Egypt 2808 Field work. (707k) Egypt 0969 Turkeys in a local village. (527k) Egypt 0380 A vacant lot in a side street served as a parking spot for livestock. (1367k)
Egypt 0382 Vegetable gardens in the middle of Luxor. (1437k) Egypt 1078 A cow on the bank of the Nile. It was covered with a blanket. (680k) Egypt 1079 Cows on the bank of the Nile. I don't know why they were covered with blankets. (681k) Egypt 2249 Sheep on the dock of the local ferry in Aswan. (607k) Egypt 2514 Some of the animals were pretty scrawny. (812k)
Egypt 2708 I think this tower is for pigeons or other birds. (693k) Egypt 0491 Sugar cane harvest, watched from the hot air balloon.. (541k) Egypt 0494 Sugar cane harvest. (563k) Egypt 0498 Sugar cane harvest. (902k) Egypt 0509 Loading sugar cane with a balloon in the background. (423k)
Egypt 1026 Irrigation pump. (504k) Egypt 1710 Irrigation pump. (806k)


Fishing

We saw fishermen all along the Nile. Some were using nets, some fishing rods.

Egypt 2466 Preparing a fishing net. (748k) Egypt 1010 On their way net fishing on the Nile, all by man power. (519k) Egypt 1329 They were on their way to go fishing in the Nile. (584k) Egypt 1332 Getting ready to cast their net. (623k) Egypt 0987 Net fishing on the Nile. (490k)
Egypt 1404 Casting a net. (715k) Egypt 1086 Casting a net. (345k) Egypt 1083 Casting a net. (471k) Egypt 1389 They were beating the water with large paddles to drive the fish into the net. (681k) Egypt 1411 Fishermen on the Nile. (764k)
Egypt 1114 Resting during their fishing trip. (434k) Egypt 1094 Rod and reel fishing. (367k) Egypt 1099 Rod and reel fishing. (383k) Egypt 1101 Rod and reel fishing. (451k)


Local Villages, Towns, and Cities

Cairo is the largest city, with lots of congestion. Aswan and Luxor were the other two cities that I visited. It was fun walking around the cities to get a feel of the town.

Egypt 0318 Housing in Cairo suburbs. As in many places, the top floor is unfinished, in anticipation of adding new floors. (1033k) Egypt 0322 Housing in Cairo. Lots of satellite dishes there. (1185k) Egypt 2657 Unfortunately there was a lot of garbage along the canals around Cairo. (686k) Egypt 3049 Housing in Cairo. (463k) Egypt 3130 In the Khan El Khalili Bazaar in Cairo. (1338k)
Egypt 1968 Hotel in Aswan. (376k) Egypt 1969 A torn-down house in the center of Aswan, used as a garbage dump. (602k) Egypt 1999 A mosque in the center of Aswan. (405k) Egypt 2000 Entrance to the mosque. (412k) Egypt 2031 Wrought iron on a building in Aswan. (680k)
Egypt 2043 Political advertising in Aswan. (487k) Egypt 2085 A beautiful small mosque in Aswan. (1142k) Egypt 2221 View of Aswan. (540k) Egypt 2228 New housing complexes in Aswan. (605k) Egypt 2232 Deteriorated housing in Aswan. (587k)
Egypt 2233 View over some small houses in Aswan with a big satellite dish. (797k) Egypt 2235 A cemetery in the center of Aswan. (730k) Egypt 0377 Minaret of a mosque in Luxor. (1398k) Egypt 0379 Local housing in Luxor, away from the tourist areas. (1438k) Egypt 0373 Side street in Luxor. There was quite a bit of construction. (1373k)
Egypt 0484 A local village on the west bank opposite Luxor from the hot air balloon. (386k) Egypt 0486 I don't know whether this is an archaeological dig or a cemetery, or something else. (352k) Egypt 0956 Local village and ruins outside the Valley of the Kings. (507k) Egypt 0967 Local village and ruins outside the Valley of the Kings. (507k) Egypt 1449 Local village on the bank of the Nile. (542k)
Egypt 0976 Local village on the bank of the Nile. (754k) Egypt 0991 A mosque on the bank of the Nile. (547k) Egypt 1435 A small mosque on the bank of the Nile. (389k) Egypt 1521 A mosque rising behind the date palms along the Nile. (594k) Egypt 0998 Local village on the bank of the Nile. (758k)
Egypt 1437 Settlement on the Nile. (683k) Egypt 1023 Local village on the bank of the Nile. (538k) Egypt 1089 Local village on the bank of the Nile. (556k) Egypt 1693 Working with bricks. (740k) Egypt 1091 View of a small city from the Nile. (384k)
Egypt 1112 View of a small city from the Nile. (447k) Egypt 1001 Industry on the Nile. (471k) Egypt 1722 A big suspension bridge over the Nile. (388k) Egypt 2380 View of the Nubian village behind the Satet Temple on Elephantine Island, next to Aswan. (521k) Egypt 2378 The Nubian village behind the Satet Temple. (486k)
Egypt 2336 This village was not in very good condition. (546k) Egypt 2258 Some of the houses in the Nubian village. (594k) Egypt 2256 Chicken for sale. It was all very poor in that village, much worse than in any of the other villages that I saw. I visited this village on my own, not on the regular tour. I guess that the regular tour just doesn't visit the poorer villages. (514k) Egypt 2252 Very narrow paths between the houses. (529k) Egypt 2337 View through one of the narrow passages. (410k)
Egypt 2250 As usual you see livestock on the road. (679k) Egypt 2254 This is how some of the Ancient Egyptian monuments end up. (709k) Egypt 2338 Boats in the Nubian village. (724k) Egypt 2341 Lots of garbage in the village. (740k) Egypt 2445 The Nubian village that we visited with the tour was in much better shape, prepared for tourists. (296k)
Egypt 2456 View over the roofs of the second Nubian village. (482k)


Aswan Dams

The High Aswan Dam is a huge construction project. The dam is almost 1 km (0.6 miles) wide at the bottom!! It is 111m high (350 feet). The area that the reservoir (Lake Nasser) covers is 6000 km2.

Egypt 1810 View of the Nile downstream of the Aswan High Dam. (444k) Egypt 1813 View of Lake Nasser, the reservoir behind the Aswan High Dam. (344k) Egypt 1814 View of the generator station on the Aswan High Dam. (569k) Egypt 1815 View of the downstream slope of the Aswan High Dam, with the monument celebrating the Russian aid for building the dam. (443k) Egypt 1824 The Russian monument. (477k)
Egypt 1821 View of the downstream side of the Aswan High Dam. (463k) Egypt 1816 Facts about the Aswan High Dam. (397k) Egypt 1819 Facts about the Aswan High Dam. (416k) Egypt 1820 Facts about the Aswan High Dam. (411k) Egypt 1817 Cross section of the Aswan High Dam powerhouse. (436k)
Egypt 1818 Cross section of the Aswan High Dam. Notice the very shallow slopes and very wide base. (483k) Egypt 1833 The Aswan Low Dam. (308k)


Business

Local shops are usually small shops that specialize on a particular product. In the tourist areas, it is mainly souvenirs, but also a lot of jewelry. I got some nice silver jewelry.

Egypt 0321 Stores in Cairo. (1154k) Egypt 3117 Street market in Cairo. (600k) Egypt 3126 Restaurant in Cairo near the Khan El Khalili Bazaar. (1641k) Egypt 3132 In the Khan El Khalili Bazaar. (1511k) Egypt 0356 Market scene in Luxor. (1307k)
Egypt 0358 Market vendor selling nuts, etc. (1558k) Egypt 0359 A cobbler with his street side work place. (1232k) Egypt 0361 A butcher shop with a bakery in the background and a fruit stand in front. (1338k) Egypt 0362 Haggling over a bunch of oranges. (1384k) Egypt 0391 Local butcher shops with some locals chatting. (1149k)
Egypt 2007 Butcher shop showing his wares. (446k) Egypt 0392 Local fruit stand. (1451k) Egypt 0398 Local fish store. It was a bit smelly around there. (1443k) Egypt 0400 Local butcher shop. As always, the meat is hanging in the air. (1369k) Egypt 1988 Local carpet and rug shop. (645k)
Egypt 1991 Bread bakery. (481k) Egypt 1992 Baking bread. (306k) Egypt 1994 Painting on papyrus for sale. (525k) Egypt 2004 Painting for sale. (499k) Egypt 1996 Local barber shop. (476k)
Egypt 1998 Jewelry shop. I got some nice silver jewelry in Egypt. (672k) Egypt 1979 Trying to keep the dust down. (650k) Egypt 1982 Mobile grocery store. (635k) Egypt 1984 Delivery in the Bazaar. (610k) Egypt 2006 Selling tomatoes. (366k)
Egypt 2008 Bazaar in Aswan. (705k) Egypt 2010 Restaurant in Aswan, decorated with flower petals on the floor. (517k) Egypt 2011 Bazaar in Aswan with a mosque in the background. (441k) Egypt 2014 Fresh vegetables for sale. (665k) Egypt 2018 You can't hustle all the time, now it is time for the sheesha. (494k)
Egypt 2020 Look though the bazaar in Aswan. (575k) Egypt 2365 Glass blower. (1348k) Egypt 2368 Spices store. (1573k) Egypt 2369 The bazaar in Aswan at night. (1395k) Egypt 2373 The bazaar in Aswan at night. (1348k)
Egypt 2570 Business at night. (1315k) Egypt 2786 In a school for carpet weaving. It looked a little like child labor to me. (477k) Egypt 2788 In a school for carpet weaving. (427k) Egypt 2790 Street vendor with oranges. The oranges were very good. (562k) Egypt 2793 Street vendor with oranges. (549k)
Egypt 2797 Street vendor with oranges. (596k) Egypt 2798 Street vendor with oranges. (704k) Egypt 2804 Our tour guide is buying some oranges. (744k) Egypt 2821 Tire shop, fixing a big truck tire. (441k) Egypt 2813 Delivering milk. (680k)
Egypt 2706 Local farm stand. (550k) Egypt 2824 Mobile grocery store with nice, fresh vegetables. (809k) Egypt 2827 Mobile grocery store, pulled by a donkey. (663k) Egypt 2828 One of our group bought some carrots and then fed them to the donkey. (706k) Egypt 2983 Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut in Cairo. (444k)
Egypt 2838 Large outdoor restaurant, frying chicken and baking bread. It had nice fried chickens and very good bread. (674k) Egypt 2985 Chicken on the grill. (1400k) Egypt 2986 The bread oven. (1452k) Egypt 2989 Baking bread. (1384k) Egypt 2078 Making paper from papyrus. (1564k)
Egypt 2083 Making paper from papyrus. (1543k) Egypt 2084 Making paper from papyrus. (1542k) Egypt 0947 Hawkers and Peddlers in the Valley of the Kings. (663k) Egypt 1761 Peddlers at the boat landing at the Botanical Garden opposite Aswan. (704k) Egypt 1047 Whenever the cruise ships stop here, the peddlers come out. They row their boats in the current of the Nile and throw their wares (shirts, rugs, kaftans, etc) onto the ship. You either throw it back or keep it and throw back money in the plastic bag. It was an interesting spectacle. (416k)
Egypt 1052 The peddlers crowding around the cruise ship (393k) Egypt 1054 A peddler showing a rug before throwing it up. (567k) Egypt 1068 There goes the bag with the rug. (459k) Egypt 1069 He is waiting to catch the return. (572k) Egypt 1959 Stone sculpture artist in Aswan. (621k)
Egypt 1962 Stone sculpture artist in Aswan. (612k) Egypt 1964 Stone sculpture artist in Aswan. (597k)


Security

Security was tight in a lot of places. Here are some pictures of security personnel guarding museums, hotels, etc.

Egypt 0268 Security was tight everywhere. At each museum and other attraction you could see these blast shields with a guard armed with semi-automatic weapons. (381k) Egypt 0273 Armed guard behind his shield. (426k) Egypt 1139 Armed guards at the Temple of Horus. (479k) Egypt 1140 Armed guard behind his shield. (365k) Egypt 1317 Not all of them were regular police. (572k)
Egypt 1334 Guards at the cruise ship. They were on the cruise ship throughout the trip on the Nile. (641k) Egypt 3029 Security guards in front of the Hotel Le Meridien Pyramids in Giza. (470k) Egypt 3031 Car inspection with mirrors at the drive to the hotel. The poles withdraw when the inspection is complete. (458k) Egypt 3033 Car inspection with dogs at the drive to the hotel. (458k) Egypt 0950 Security guard in the Valley of the Kings. (483k)
Egypt 0925 Security guard at our breakfast in a local village across the Nile from Luxor. Every tour group has guards with them at all times. (332k) Egypt 1729 Metal detector at the entrance to the cruise ship. There metal detectors everywhere (museums, hotels, ships, etc). (460k) Egypt 2402 But they were not always real busy. (433k)


Feluccas

The feluccas are everywhere on the Nile. There are a lot of them dedicated to tourists, but lots of them are also used for everyday work.

Egypt 0751 Tourist feluccas (368k) Egypt 0754 Tourist felucca on a sunset cruise. (401k) Egypt 0748 It gets crowded on the Nile when all the tourist boats start their sunset cruise. (379k) Egypt 1738 There are a lot of feluccas around Aswan. (331k) Egypt 1744 Tourist excursion on a felucca. (487k)
Egypt 1417 Working Felucca, hauling building material. (480k) Egypt 1430 Working felucca (503k) Egypt 1471 Local felucca at anchor, waiting for the next job. They are not only for tourists. (687k) Egypt 1699 In no hurry. (403k) Egypt 1715 Private feluccas (455k)
Egypt 1720 Private feluccas (483k) Egypt 1480 Sunset on the Nile. (1454k) Egypt 0765 Sunset cruise on a Felucca. (309k) Egypt 0767 Sunset cruise on a Felucca. (290k)


Traffic/Transportation

Traffic in the larger cities was pretty congested. Everywhere it was a mix of motor traffic and animals. Cairo was VERY congested. On the Nile, boats are ubiquitous, from small row boats, to huge cruise ships.

Egypt 2025 Many people carry their load on their head. (387k) Egypt 2033 Men and women carry loads on their heads. (462k) Egypt 2811 He was transporting mud on his donkey, probably as building material. (602k) Egypt 0280 Local transportation. You can see these carts in many places, even in cities like Luxor or Aswan. (414k) Egypt 0360 Various forms of transportation. (1488k)
Egypt 2026 Donkey cart. (619k) Egypt 0367 Another mode of transportation. (1253k) Egypt 0395 That little donkey had quite a load to haul. (1219k) Egypt 2800 Bringing home the harvest with donkey power. (563k) Egypt 2626 Animals, in this case a camel, are a common mode of transporting goods. This one had quite a load. (994k)
Egypt 2816 Colorful pickup truck. There were lots of these on the roads. (546k) Egypt 0278 This is mostly tourist transportation. (547k) Egypt 2042 Horse drawn carriage. (680k) Egypt 2039 The horse had nice patterns cut in his hair on his ..s (561k) Egypt 1131 Tourist transportation in Edfu at the Temple of Horus. (577k)
Egypt 1132 Horse carriage drivers, waiting for their tourists to come back from the Temple of Horus. (389k) Egypt 1138 Signs in the parking lot at the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (328k) Egypt 0288 These little pickup trucks with cabins were also part of the public transportation system. Many of them were brightly colored. (545k) Egypt 0292 Street scene in Luxor. (548k) Egypt 0393 Local traffic in Luxor. (1169k)
Egypt 0297 Local minibuses. (529k) Egypt 0319 Street scene. Traffic was sometimes really bad in Cairo. And the driving is very aggressive. It takes some getting used to. (912k) Egypt 0324 Nothing moving here, and not just because it is a still photo. Traffic was very congested in Cairo, most of the time. (1289k) Egypt 0326 Traffic in Cairo. (1207k) Egypt 2833 The VW buses were the common scheduled bus transportation in Cairo. (662k)
Egypt 0276 Cairo is full of the VW Buses. They are running regular bus routes. (557k) Egypt 2834 For better cooling they drove mostly with the motor compartment open. (545k) Egypt 3116 Traffic jam in Cairo. (593k) Egypt 3025 Traffic jam in Cairo. (484k) Egypt 2342 Local boats. (631k)
Egypt 0981 Local ferries on the Nile. (600k) Egypt 0270 A small ferry on the Nile. They are used to transport people in a lot of places. (565k) Egypt 0982 Local ferry crossing the Nile. They were used in many places where there are no bridges. (531k) Egypt 1530 An older version of a local people ferry across the Nile. (557k) Egypt 1691 Car ferry across the Nile. (711k)
Egypt 2240 Local ferry in Aswan. These ferries were very cheap, costing only a few pennies. (680k) Egypt 2248 On the local ferry from Aswan to Elephantine Island. (425k) Egypt 2343 The local ferry on Elephantine Island across from Aswan. (505k) Egypt 1007 A lot of transportation on the Nile is done by hand. (653k) Egypt 1466 Man power drives much of the transportation on the Nile. (474k)
Egypt 1395 On their way home with the harvest. (674k) Egypt 1121 Maneuvering for a place to dock the cruise ships. (430k) Egypt 1126 Traffic jam on the Nile. There were a lot of cruise ships docking in Edfu to visit the Temple of Horus. (451k) Egypt 0978 This was one of the smaller cruise ships. (317k) Egypt 1322 Cruise ship on the Nile. (461k)
Egypt 1324 Some of them were huge. (480k) Egypt 2351 A convoy of tourist feluccas being towed because of no wind. (1381k)


Tourist Stuff

The most interesting tourist thing was the balloon ride. It was really fun. The show on the cruise ship was so-so. The camel ride outside Aswan was a lot of fun. I finally managed to relax on the camel and from then on it was great fun. Once you relax, the ride is real easy. I had taken a camel ride a few months earlier in the United Arab Emirates and had much more of a problem, because I had not managed to relax. This time it was real fun.

Egypt 0314 Inside of the Mena House Oberoi Hotel in Giza, close to the Pyramids. (857k) Egypt 3026 Flamingos at the Hotel Le Meridien (577k) Egypt 0352 Tourist transportation in Luxor. (1387k) Egypt 0425 Starting the inflation of the balloon. (350k) Egypt 0429 Inflation is complete, loading of the tourists starts. (295k)
Egypt 0433 The big basket holds about 20 people. (204k) Egypt 0428 Quite a few balloons launched all around us. (248k) Egypt 0906 There are always a lot of the balloons up early in the morning. (245k) Egypt 0457 A couple of other balloons near us. (196k) Egypt 0455 Another balloon just below us. (336k)
Egypt 0465 The burner is lighting up the balloon. (306k) Egypt 0464 It gets very bright when the burner is running. (296k) Egypt 0513 The end of the flight. A second load of people is already waiting to continue the flight. (371k) Egypt 1799 Entertainment on the cruise ship by a local music group. (416k) Egypt 1800 A "Whirling Dervish" performance. He pet rotating throughout his whole performance for about 10 minutes. (365k)
Egypt 1804 The "Whirling Dervish". He kept taking of parts of his costume. (384k) Egypt 1806 The "Whirling Dervish". (375k) Egypt 1807 The "Whirling Dervish". (392k) Egypt 1808 The "Whirling Dervish". (398k) Egypt 2397 They are waiting for the tourists to take the camel ride to St. Simeons Monastery. (730k)
Egypt 2390 Ready to board the Ships of the Desert (475k) Egypt 2429 Close-up of one of the decorated camels. I got used to being on a camel and really enjoyed it, especially when the camel started picking up speed. (398k) Egypt 2434 Nubian camel drivers on their way back to pick up more tourists. (361k) Egypt 2440 Our tour guide on the camel. She was not really all that comfortable up there. (504k) Egypt 2993 Bag pipe band at the Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids. (414k)
Egypt 2704 This was our bus. At all stops we had similar buses. (387k) Egypt 1124 Ready for the tourists coming from the cruise boats. (499k) Egypt 1730 This was our cruise ship. It was very comfortable. The food was OK, but not excellent. (448k) Egypt 1825 Entrance fees were not too high, just the rate for commercial video was exorbitant. 35 LE are about $6.00 (583k) Egypt 1834 A boat with tourist coming back from the Philae Temple of Isis (388k)
Egypt 2671 At the Red Pyramid, there are not many tourists, so the security guards are a lot more relaxed. (568k)


Character Studies

Egypt 0299 Character study. (329k) Egypt 0301 Character study. (278k) Egypt 0305 Character study. (451k) Egypt 0353 Character study. (1200k) Egypt 1137 Character study. (436k)
Egypt 1772 Character study. (274k) Egypt 1773 Character study. (366k) Egypt 1826 Character study. (416k) Egypt 1828 Character study. (382k) Egypt 2713 Character study. (326k)
Egypt 0926 Character study. (375k) Egypt 2005 Character study. (360k) Egypt 1788 Character study. (331k)


Scenic Moments

Egypt 0872 Sunrise over Luxor. (288k) Egypt 0874 Sunrise over Luxor. (304k) Egypt 0886 Early morning quiet on the Nile. (297k) Egypt 0887 Sunrise over Luxor. (324k) Egypt 1532 Sunset on the Nile. (582k)


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