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Lotus flower, on a pond in front of the Egyptian Museum.
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The great pyramids: Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinos. On the right, Easy does it, the camel I rode on.
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Ramses statue and the alabaster sphinx of Hatshepsut, both in Memphis.
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On the background, the step pyramid of Zoser, in Saqqara. This is the oldest known pyramid.
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Mohamed Ali's mosque, in Cairo, also know as the alabaster mosque.
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A view of the desert near Hurghada.
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Iman and her mother Fatma, who was making bread in their bedouin village.
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In Luxor, locals gather for the ferry to cross the Nile. Most women wore black and carried baskets on their heads.
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The magnificent Karnak temple.
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Luxor temple. At the entrance, shown below, the obelisk whose twin is nowadays in Paris.
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Hatshepsut temple. Notice the colours on the face of the statue at right and on the carved wall below, right.
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Carvings depicting Hatshepsut were destroyed by her stepson Tutmosis III. Here she was shown flanked by the god Horus and a godess.
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Temple of Esna.
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Temple of Edfu. Notice on the right the round forms of the bodies, which is typical of the Greek period.
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Temple of Kom Ombo. On the right, hieroglyphs show numbers and dates.
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In Aswan, a felluca ride on the peaceful waters of the Nile is a must.
Tombs of nobles are found on the hills.
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Temple of Isis, reconstructed on the new Philae Island.
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Aerial view of Abu Simbel temples on their relocated site.
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The main temple, built by Ramses II and dedicated to the sun-god Re-Herakhte. The four statues on the façade are of Ramses.
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The smaller temple, dedicated to the godess Hathor, built by Ramses II for his Nubian wife Nefertari, whose statue is shown at left.
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Fellucas on the sunset, in Aswan.
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