the pyramids from afar |
waiting to give tourists a ride |
cAMELS AROUND THE PYRAMIDS |
Our room at the 4-seasons on the Nile in Cairo |
the bathroom |
We approach the pyramids |
approaching the spot where you go inside |
at the base of the great pyramid |
a gimmick picture every tourist takes |
we visit the sphinx |
proximity of the sphinx to the pyramids of Giza |
the great pyramids and thr sphinx as they were built over 4500 years ago |
the view of the Nile from our hotel in Cairo |
where we enter to area of the sphinx |
Our bathroom at the Four Seasons |
The Hyatt on the Nile at Night |
souvenir sellers actually give them to you FREE! until you walk away and then they want money |
local merchant Arabs have words |
friendly camel driver |
child gets ready to ride the camel |
Hey, whats everybody looking at? |
view of the Nile from our Hotel |
other side |
Lebanese restaurant in our hotel breakfast buffet - honey on the comb |
Hyatt on the Nile - Cairo |
TV Tower in Cairo |
last of the fFour Seasons Hotel |
on the road to Port Said |
an especially tall and Morrocan looking minaret |
a ministry of defense with MiG jets displayed out front |
more of the MiG fighters |
on the wsay to port Said I spy a truckload of Egyptian women |
they see us and become friendly as most Egyptrians are |
they see me taking pictures and give me a warm hello |
herders still abound in this country where the old meets the modern |
and military security and the police are a constant presence |
we reach Port Said, a resortlike city |
our first view of the ship |
and upon finding our suite, as expected we are greeted with champage and caviar - life is good |
silver suite seating area |
silver suite dining table and bedroom doors |
bedroom behind glass doors |
entryway to suite |
reclining in comfort in our suite |
