Mystical Egypt - part 1

KL BAHRIN

overnight stay in Bahrin

BAHRIN  CAIRO

  Arrived Cairo, capital city of Egypt

short city tour

 

Roast pigeons for dinner

THE PYRAMID

At the break of dawn, off to the pyramid

one for the album, The Great Pyramids of Giza

Must be some giants doing Lego (one wonders...)

The Bedouin?

  

 This is probably the camel's view through the ages

Saying hello to the locals

Camel ride in the desert

at the Sphinx 

The Sphinx- wonders of the ancient world, 

Next stop is the perfume factory. The ancient Egyptian was the first to discover the art of perfume making later the French discovered the secret from one of the tombs and took it to France. That's why the French is famous for their perfumes

being briefed on the art of perfumery

some of the beautiful bottles for the perfumes. These bottles were made at the factory

He is one of the glass blower at the factory

At the Papyrus Factory .
The ancient Egyptians used Papyrus plants (shown by the lady) to make paper for religious scrolls. 

The process of making paper from the papyrus plants is just like making paper using other materials, such as bamboo in China or elephant dung in Thailand.

at the gallery, all the drawings were made on papyrus paper.

a family from Australia that we met.

  CAIRO ALEXANDRIA (221km)

Journey to Alexandria The Resort City of Egypt

along the way

The streets of Alexandria

The biggest hotel in Alexandria

Along the beach of Alexandria

visit Montazah Gardens and King Farouk's Palace

Pompey's Pillar

an approximately 25m red granite column with a circumference of 9m, which was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian

  

Back in Cairo, Visit to theKhan El Khalili Bazaar- supposed to be the best shopping bazaar in Egypt

CAIRO TO ASWAN (889km) 

after dinner,we were transferred to train station for overnight journey to Aswan by train

 

overnight to Aswan by train

visit the High Dam

one of the three largest dams in the world.From the top,you can gaze across Nasser Lake, the huge reservoir created when the High Dam was built 

At the River Nile

 

 

 

 the Felucca

try on a distinctive Sails of the Felucca

 transfer to port and embark on a  Cruise Ship, getting ready for the Nile River Cruise.overnight on board

Sails of Feluccas silhouetted against the setting sun

END PART 1