Trip to Egypt
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Jeff and Rabab IMG_5008 Jeff and Rabab.JPG (1.25 MB) |
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Feluccas seen from our boat on the way to Aswan IMG_5009 feluccas.JPG (1.44 MB) |
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The Aswan Bridge, completed in 2002 IMG_5021 Aswan bridge.JPG (935.21 KB) |
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Mosque on the Nile IMG_5029 mosque on shore.JPG (1.05 MB) |
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The Unfinished Obelisk at Aswan. The obelisk cracked while begin cut, and then abandoned. The work in progress gave archeologists valuable clues as to how such pieces were made. An annotation shows the crack. Other cuts appear to have been made deliberately, though our guide didn't seem to know why. (Move cursor over photo to see annotation) IMG_5038 obelisk from right.JPG (1.29 MB) |
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Obelisk as seen from its bottom (Move cursor over photo to see annotation) IMG_5040 obelisk from bottom.JPG (1.36 MB) |
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Temple of Philae courtyard. The temple is on an island, so can be reached only by motor launch. IMG_5048 Philae courtyard.JPG (1 MB) |
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Detail of a pillar at Philae IMG_5049 Philae pillar detail.JPG (1.01 MB) |
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A Coptic cross cut into the wall at Philae. When the Christians arrived, they disdained the artifacts of earlier pagans and carved their own symbols into some of the walls. IMG_5051 Coptic cross.JPG (1.33 MB) |
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Pillar detail IMG_5052 Philae pillar detail.JPG (1.21 MB) |
