  urlLink First photo of Egypt: The Great Pyramid of Cheops on the left, the Pyramid of Khefren on the right, and a Dromedary in the middle. urlLink If this guy saw me take his picture, I guarantee I'd be charged at least 30 EGP. urlLink The Great Pyramid, un-encased. urlLink Sphinx and Pyramid. Postcard anyone? urlLink The obligatory touristy shot. ...this one was not my idea.
urlLink The colored lights of Cairo nights: on a boat on the Nile, passing another boat with similar fluorescent-rainbow lighting. urlLink First photo of Alexandria! What a relief it was to visit this breezy coastal city, especially as it was right at sundown on the only day I observed the fast of Ramadan. urlLink Top Gym. For bigger bodies and smaller craniums. At an Alexandria near you. urlLink The view from the balcony (yes, Balcony!
) in our Alexandria Hotel. Our room, if I remember correctly, cost roughly 30 EGP/ night. This translates into £3.00, and it was the best hired accomodation of the trip. urlLink Too cool for Cairo. urlLink Ah, the Cecil! Home of many a mirror-world meeting. urlLink The mirror in which Darley met Justine... urlLink The Temple of Luxor. (This is funny because "Luxor" comes from the Arabic "Al-Uqsar," meaning "The Palaces. " The Temple of Luxor, then, nonsensically means "The Temple of Palaces.
") urlLink More of the Temple of Luxor. urlLink The Temple of Hatshepsut in the Valley of the Queens across the river from Luxor. urlLink Hieroglyphs in Hatshepsut's temple. urlLink Stark scenery of the Temple of Hatshepsut urlLink Competition was fierce at this year's contest... urlLink Peakaboo: I see Hatshepsut-Hathor! urlLink Amazingly preserved hierogylphics--check out the color! urlLink The Colossi of Memnon outside the Valley of the Kings near Luxor.
urlLink The afternoon sun over the Nile from a posh hotel in Luxor. urlLink Nothing compares to the sight of the sun setting slowly over the Nile, a felucca darting in and out of the flame, while drinking Chai 'Annan (Mint Tea) after an exhausting day. Nothing. urlLink On the last trip of the trip: a first-class sleeper journey from Luxor to Cairo. Theoretically two days from home, but realistically miles from anywhere...&nbsp; urlLink 
