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    This is part FIVE of photos of Africa
     This section is on Egypt.
     Some of these photos are from my first visit to Epypt in 1986
     and others are from my recent visit in 2000.
     When I was travelling in Egypt in 1986 I was lucky enough to have
     most of the ancient monuments and temples to myself.
     The same did not apply to my more recent visit !
     There are some large pictures here so be prepared to wait, and switch to full screen.

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Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel close up

Me at Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel Queen's temple

Abu Simbel interior

A corridor, Hathor Temple

Another corridor with nice lighting

Hathor Temple exterior

Hathor Temple wall relief 1

Hathor Temple wall relief 2

Hathor Temple wall relief 3

King Tut wall painting

The tomb of King Tutankhamen

Part of the complex at Luxor

Me at the Luxor complex

A temple among palm trees, Valley of the Queens

An alcove

Me doing a bit of amateur archaeology, Valley of the Queens

A Nile felucca at dusk, Aswan

Some soldiers

Refreshments

Some kids

Teahouse

Camel ride

Pyramids

Cairo view

Cairo view 2

Tahir Square, Cairo

Sphinx and pyramid

Sphinx and pyramids in dust storm

The gold mask of King Tutankhamon  The gold mask of King Tutankhamon again  Canopic jars, Egyptian Museum, Cairo

King Tutankhamon, Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Canopic jars, Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Midget and wife, Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Model boat, Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Coloured carvings, Kom Ombo

Coloured carvings, Kom Ombo

Horus and Sobek, Kom Ombo

Hyroglyphics, Elephantine Island, Aswan

Temple guards, Idfu

Felucca

Feluccas on beach

Feluccas at Aswan

The Pyramids at Giza

The Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza

All photographs are the property of Robert Williams - 1986 - 2001 unless otherwise noted