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| Egypt Fall 2007 |
| Land of Pharaohs It was fall break for the kids so we booked some flights at the last minute and headed to Egypt. Only a 3.5 hour flight to Cairo. We were a little nervous but in the end we felt pretty safe and the people were really nice. Enjoy the pictures! |
| First Stop - The Red Sea on the Sinai Peninsula |
| Great view from our room |
| Beautiful fish |
| Alex gears up |
| View of the Nile from our room in Cairo |
| The Mohammed Ali Mosque (not the fighter) |
| Visiting the Cairo market and stopping for some Egyptian coffee - strong! |
| at the docks coming back in |
| Into the water |
| Mary and the boys snorkeling on the reef of the hotel beach |
| We took a day trip onto the Red Sea for some snorkeling - this is a very popular place for snorkeling and diving |
| Mark trying on some local attire |
| One evening we drove to the desert and then took a camel ride to a bedouin village |
| Pharaoh Alex |
| The first pyramid - a step pyramid in Sakkara |
| Statue of Ramses II in Memphis |
| We visited a papyrus paper shop |
| The Sphinx |
| Entrance to the great pyramid |
| The blocks were almost as tall as Mary |
| The Pyramids at Giza - truly amazing |
| The Egyptian Museum - We saw King Tuts head dress and mummy case |
| Bradley in full attire |
| The kids climbing the pyramid |
| Our Cairo hotel - The Marriott |
| After a long day we opted for room service - much to the delight of Bradley |
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