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16 - Egypt, Port Said. Including Giza and Memphis.

May 9th and 10th 2009


The suburbs of Cairo.


Crossing the River Nile.


Crossing the River Nile.


Fishing in an irrigation canal.


Pyramid of Userkaf. Saqqara.


Pyramid of Userkaf. Saqqara.


Pyramid of Userkaf, Djoser's stepped pyramid in the background. Saqqara.


Mastaba of Akhti-Hotep / Ptah-Hotep (left entrance) and Merri (Right entrance). Saqqara.
Link to descriptive website and interior pictures.
http://looklex.com/egypt/saqqara19.htm


Djoser's stepped pyramid. Imhotep


Mastaba of Akhti-Hotep / Ptah-Hotep and Merri. Saqqara.


Mastaba of Akhti-Hotep / Ptah-Hotep and Merri. Saqqara. Noticed the tooled-up Tourist Police. Saqqara.


Entrance to Djoser's stepped pyramid complex.


Entrance to Djoser's stepped pyramid funerary complex.


Teti's pyramid from Djoser's complex. Saqqara.


Djoser's stepped pyramid.


Djoser's stepped pyramid. Works underway to stabilise the pyramid.


Entry colonnade. Djoser's stepped pyramid funerary complex.


South tomb shaft.


Entry colonnade.


Djoser's stepped pyramid.


South tomb. Djoser's stepped pyramid funerary complex.


Looking across the courtyard towards the entrance. Djoser's stepped pyramid funerary complex.


South tomb. Djoser's stepped pyramid funerary complex.


Djoser's stepped pyramid.


Royal pavilion, with the Sed Festival Court behind. Djoser's stepped pyramid funerary complex.


Djoser's stepped pyramid.


Djoser's stepped pyramid. Works underway to stabilise the pyramid.


South Pavilion and courtyard. To the far left is the North Pavilion and courtyard. Djoser's stepped pyramid funerary complex.


Djoser's stepped pyramid.


Royal pavilion, with the Sed Festival Court behind. Djoser's stepped pyramid funerary complex.


South tomb. Djoser's stepped pyramid funerary complex.


Royal pavilion, with the Sed Festival Court behind. Djoser's stepped pyramid funerary complex.


Djoser's stepped pyramid, courtyard and courtyard wall. Djoser's stepped pyramid funerary complex.


Entry colonnade. Djoser's stepped pyramid funerary complex.


Entry colonnade.


Entry colonnade.


Entrance. Djoser's stepped pyramid funerary complex.


Stone entrance doors.


Stone entrance doors, detail of "hinge"

Good websites describing the Saqqara site.
http://www.ancient-egypt.co.uk/saqqara/index.htm

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/dsteppyramid1.htm


Memphis. Filthy irrigation canal.


Memphis. Filthy irrigation canal.


Remains of the temple complex of Ptah. Memphis.


Alabaster Sphinx which once stood outside the massive temple of the God Ptah. Memphis open air museum.


Alabaster Sphinx. Memphis open air museum.


Colossus. Memphis open air museum.


Memphis open air museum.


Memphis open air museum.


Alabaster Sphinx which once stood outside the massive temple of the God Ptah. Memphis open air museum.


The reclining statue of Ramses II. Memphis open air museum.


The reclining statue of Ramses II. Memphis open air museum.


The reclining statue of Ramses II. Memphis open air museum.


The reclining statue of Ramses II. Memphis open air museum.


The reclining statue of Ramses II. Memphis open air museum.


The reclining statue of Ramses II. Memphis open air museum.


Fishing in an irrigation canal. Giza.


Mosque and irrigation canal. Giza.


Irrigation canal. Giza.


Irrigation canal, filling with rubbish. Giza.


Little Egrets pick over the rubbish. Giza.


local mode of transport. Giza.


First view of the pyramid of Khafre from Giza town.


First view of the pyramid of Khufu. Giza.


The pyramids of Khufu and Khafre from Giza town.


The Meridien Pyramids hotel. Giza.


The pyramids of Khufu and Khafre.


The Queens pyramids of Khufu's Pyramid complex.  Pyramid G1c - Henutsen.


The capping blocks still present at the summit of Khafre's pyramid.


Khafre's pyramid.


The Queens pyramids of Khufu's Pyramid complex. Pyramid G1c - Henutsen (centre), Pyramid  G1b - Meritit to left. The mortuary temple of Pyramid G1c is the only temple related to the queens pyramids with walls still standing.

(Pyramid G1a - Hetepheres I not visible)


Menkaure's Queens pyramid, Menkaure's pyramid and Khafre's pyramid.


The mortuary temple of Queens Pyramid G1c.


The mortuary temple of Queens Pyramid G1c, with Khufu's pyramid behind.


Khufu's great pyramid.

Website with details of Khufu's pyramid

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/greatpyramid1.htm


The Queens pyramids of Khufu's Pyramid complex.  Pyramid G1c - Henutsen.


Khufu's great pyramid. Cap stones from the cult pyramid. Reconstructed base stones of the Cult pyramid to the left.


Khafre's pyramid.


 Boat pit.


Black basalt flooring from Khufu's mortuary temple.


Khufu's great pyramid.


Khufu's great pyramid. The original descending entrance corridor entrance.


Khafre's pyramid.



Khufu's great pyramid.


Menkaure's pyramid. Giza.


Khafre's pyramid.


Menkaure's pyramid and associated Queens pyramids. Giza.


Khufu's great pyramid, Khafre's pyramid, Menkaure's pyramid and associated Queens pyramids. Giza.

 
Khufu's great pyramid and Khafre's pyramid. Giza.


Khufu's great pyramid and Khafre's pyramid. Giza.


Camels touting for business.


Khufu's great pyramid, Khafre's pyramid, Menkaure's pyramid and associated Queens pyramids. Giza.


Looking down at modern day Giza.


Khufu's great pyramid, Khafre's pyramid, Menkaure's pyramid and associated Queens pyramids. Giza.


The boat museum by Khufu's great pyramid.


Khafre's funerary temple, the Great Sphinx, with Khafre's pyramid in the background.


The Great Sphinx.


The Great Sphinx.


Khafre's funerary temple, the Great Sphinx, with Khafre's pyramid in the background.


Khafre's funerary temple.


Khafre's funerary temple.


Khafre's funerary temple.


The Great Sphinx.


The Great Sphinx.


The Great Sphinx.


Khufu's great pyramid.


Khafre's pyramid


The Great Sphinx.


Khafre's funerary temple.


Khafre's funerary temple.


Khafre's funerary temple.


Khafre's funerary temple.


Khafre's funerary temple.


The Great Sphinx.


Khafre's pyramid and Khufu's great pyramid.

Dr Zahi Hawass (the head of Antiquities) website

http://www.drhawass.com/


MOT??? The front did also not have any lights!


Mosque, Giza.


Khufu's great pyramid and Khafre's pyramid from modern day Giza.


Menkaure's pyramid, Khafre's pyramid and Khufu's great pyramid. Giza.


Cairo builders...if it is not finished, you don't pay building tax.


Suburban Cairo.


Suburban Cairo.


Nile crossing, Suburban Cairo.


Nile crossing, Suburban Cairo.


Nile crossing, Suburban Cairo.


Suburban Cairo.


Suburban Cairo.


Suburban Cairo.


The expansion of suburban Cairo. Cement plant built on site.


The expansion of suburban Cairo.


The expansion of suburban Cairo.


Locomotive spotting.


Industry on the road to Port Said.


Industry on the road to Port Said.


Industry on the road to Port Said.


The main irrigation canal that goes under the Suez Canal to Sinai.


Airbase.


Pigeon towers.


Port Said.


Industry in the Port Said tax free zone.


Port Said.


MS Nautica on her berth in Port Said.


Leaving Port Said.


Leaving Port Said.


Leaving Port Said.


Leaving Port Said.

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