Egypt

I first visited Egypt in October 1998, stopping for just over two weeks before flying onto Yemen. I returned again in January 2003 and spent two weeks travelling through the Western Desert.

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Lonely Planet Egypt

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Travel Notes

Cairo

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Photos

Cairo and Giza
Aswan and Luxor
Siwa Oasis
Western Desert 1
Western Desert 2
Cairo 2003

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Map

Map of Egypt

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Cairo and Giza Photo Gallery

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The River Nile flowing through Cairo.	Street scene, Islamic Cairo.	Commonwealth War Cemetery at El Alamein.
Commonwealth War Cemetery at El Alamein.	The Sphinx and Pyramid of Chephren.	The Sphinx and Pyramid of Cheops.
The Pyramid of Cheops.	The Pyramid of Cehphren with the Pyramid of Cheops in the background, viewed from the Pyramid of Mycerinus.	The Pyramids at dusk.
The step pyramid at Saqqara.	Hieroglyphics and relief carvings.	Hieroglyphics.