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16 days may not be enough but here it goes; pyramids, Sphinx, Philae temple, felucca down the nile, Valley of the Kings, temple of Karnak, Abu Simbel, Mt. Sinai, and Cairo to name a few highlights.
A Travel Blog by bjorn48
Welcome to my travelogue experience of Egypt. This is a trip packed with some of the top sites Egypt has to offer, I will be travelling with a professional tour operator, unlike my usual spur of the moment trips like Norway which was fantastic. The ...
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A Travel Blog entry by dblegldave from Private Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis & Sakkara Tour, Egypt
... crazy traffic on our way to the ruins at Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt in the times of Pharo. We saw "The Alabaster Sphinx" which was just awesome, and a gigantic statue of Ramses II so big, they left it lying down when they found it and built ...
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near or far away, where the hell am I!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A Travel Blog entry by thy.madi from Sphinx city, Egypt
... once more. oh no tyhere was a giant thing in my throut. gag gag then a nose came out. ohhhhhhh it was the nose from the sphinx. i stood up and hopped on the cow. all the animals followed us to somewhere in the desert. i saw an oasis. i staggered for it ...
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Cairo, pyramids & sphinx 15-20 Jan 2011
A Travel Blog entry by samphilpott from Cairo, Egypt
... streets that lie between the myriad of blocks of flats which intrude right up to the perimeter of the Pyramids and Sphinx….An artist called David Roberts painted many atmospheric pictures of the ancient sites in Egypt in the 1800s which captures a ...
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Kissing the Great Sphinx of Giza one last time!
A Travel Blog entry by momentsintime from Giza, Egypt
... top platform where it was already packed with tourists and locals trying to sell souvenirs. Standing on a plateau with the Sphinx in the background, Michel proceeded taking various pictures of me kissing the Sphinx. It was great fun in which ...
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The amazing giza pyramids and sphinx
A Travel Blog entry by danly from Cairo, Egypt
... and drove us a short distance to see the sphinx. I thought the sphinx was actually much more impressive than the pyramids. A sphinx is a mythological creature of a female lion with a human head. Unlike the pyramids the sphinx is actually one piece of ...
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Admiring the Great Sphinx of Giza
A Travel Blog entry by momentsintime from Giza, Egypt
... many never ending repairs plus the pollution, the humidity and the wind. By walking through a series of chambers inside the Sphinx Temple followed by steps to climb, this brought us a causeway and closer to the monument so that ...
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Pyramids, Sphinx, camels, Nile and King Tut
A Travel Blog entry by beyond_the_sea from Cairo, Egypt
Day trip to amazing Cairo Pyramids, Sphinx, Sahara desert, camels, cruising the Nile, King Tutankhamun's treasures, Cairo bazaar, noisy streets. Ahhh Cairo - so much history, so much life. What an amazing experience. Early wake up at 6:20am. But too ...
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The Great Pyramids, The Sphinx and Saqqara
A Travel Blog entry by globetrotters from Giza, Al Qāhirah, Egypt
... hard to get the village people to move because all of their activity so close to the ancient site is causing some erosion of the Sphinx and threatens its long-term survival. After that we walked over to the camel farm and decided to get on board for this ...
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Sphinx Dahab Hotel
Mashraba St., Dahab, South Sinai, Red Sea and Sinai, Egypt
Sphinx Dahab is located by the waterfront in Dahab's prime spot. We have 40 rooms, all with private bathroom, mini-fridge, and AC. Our sea-side restaurant, Funny Mummy, offers delicious food and irresistible milkshakes. The newly renovated roof terrace ...
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Egyptian Sphinxes
University Embankment, next to the Academy of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, North-West Russia, Russian Federation
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A St. Petersburg signature, the two Egyptian sphinxes of Amenhotep III that grace the front of the Academy of Fine Arts Museum date to the 15th century B.C.




