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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Call to Prayer

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One of my favourite Middle Eastern CD’s; listen to the sound clips and you’ll agree.

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Cairo Photo Gallery

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View from the roof of the Sun Hotel across Midan Tahrir.	Cairo skyline looking north from Midan Tahrir.	Looking northeast along Sharia Talaat Harb.
Shishas for sale in Islamic Cairo.	One of the gates into the Old City.	Sunlight streaming into the shadows of the souq.
Fancy a brew? You're never far from a café in the souqs of the Old City.	Doorway in Islamic Cairo.	Spices for sale in the souq.
The Mosque of Sultan Hassan and the Ar-Rif'ai Mosque.	The Mosque of Mohammed Ali.	A door on a mosque in Islamic Cairo