Camels near St. Catherine's Monastery.

Egypt

by Eve Andersson

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I have seen little of this wondrous, historic country. I have visited the pyramids, Cairo (for much too short of a time), and the Sinai Peninsula. I hope to return and experience more.

Pyramids

The Great Sphinx, in front of the Pyramid of Khafre. The Pyramids of Giza. From left to right: Pyramid of Khufu (the Great Pyramid of Giza), Pyramid of Khafre, Pyramid of Menkaure, and Pyramids of Queens. Pyramid of Khafre, the 2nd largest of the pyramids at Giza. Pyramid of Menkaure and Pyramids of Queens. Eve in front of the Great Sphinx. Pyramid of Khufu (the Great Pyramid of Giza), the largest pyramid at Giza. Pyramid of Khafre, the 2nd largest of the pyramids at Giza. The Great Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khafre.

Cairo


Cairo. Donkey and cart in the streets of Cairo. Nile with Cairo Tower in background, at night. Hanging Church (El Muallaqa). Fort Babylon. Old Cairo (Masr el Adīma). Wall decoration. Old Cairo (Masr el Adīma).

Sinai Peninsula

The desert has more colors and variety than I could have imagined.

Sinai Desert (red). Tree in the Sinai Desert. Sinai Desert (pink and brown). Sinai Desert (beige and grey, with Bedouin dwellings). Sinai Desert (pink, with shrubs). The port city of Nuweiba. Bedouin dwelling. Sinai Desert. Sinai Desert (eroded rock). Sinai Desert (brown). Camels near St. Catherine's Monastery. Bedouins with camels near St. Catherine's Monastery. St. Catherine's Monastery. Sinai Desert (grey, black, brown, and beige). Sinai Desert (beige and grey, with shrubs). Sinai Desert (beige and grey). Sinai Desert (red, pink, and grey). Sinai Desert (beige, brown, and grey). Sinai Desert (grey).

Taba Heights is a resort town on the Red Sea, north of the more famous Sharm el-Sheikh, with interesting sea life and views of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Israel.

Sailboat in the Red Sea near Taba Heights. The mountains of Saudi Arabia are in the background. The beach. Taba Heights in front of mountains at dusk. Marriott Hotel at night, with the lights of Saudi Arabia in the background. Two fish, one of which is green, blue, pink, and orange, in the corals just offshore. Octopus in the corals just offshore. White eel in the corals just offshore. Fish with blue tail and green eyelids in the corals just offshore. Pink, purple, blue, green, orange, brown, and silver fish in the corals just offshore. Lion fish in the corals just offshore. Puffy fish in the corals just offshore. Fish that blends in well with the rocks in the corals just offshore.





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Eve Andersson (eve@eveandersson.com)
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