Hotel Albatros Palace - Hurghada, Egypt (Pickalbatros)
Hotel Albatros Palace - Hurghada, Egypt (Pickalbatros) Beach
Hotel Albatros Palace - Hurghada, Egypt (Pickalbatros) At Night (Full Moon)
Hotel Albatros Palace - Hurghada, Egypt (Pickalbatros) Interior
Leaving Port (James & Mac Diving Center, Giftun Azur Resort)
Ship's Figurehead...
Trimaran
Giftun Soraya Island
The fish which usually accompany sharks - unfortunately, we didn't see any (sharks)
Map of Islands and Reefs near Hurghada
Getting ready for the dive...
Getting ready for the dive... (Buddy Check a.k.a. BWARF)
Drift Dive - Go! Go! Go!
Drift Dive - Ready To Dive
Mahmya Island
Mahmya Island - also known as the "Paradise" (Note the name of the ship to the left and the sign to the right)
Desert Tour - View back to the Red Sea
Desert Tour
The famous mirage of the desert - it looks like water, but it's just hot air
Desert Tour Eiffel sucks, Perl rules - the motto of the YAPC::Europe conference in Paris 2003
Desert Tour (Quad Riding)
Desert Tour - Sunset
Desert Tour - View through telescope
Road stop between Hurghada and Qena (On the way to Luxor)
Luxor (Al-Uqsur) Temple of Karnak (Ramses II)
Luxor (Al-Uqsur) View from the Temple of Karnak to the Nile
Our Guide: Hassan "Amaïh-Amaïh" (Et pour les Tintinophiles, non, ça n'a rien à voir avec Plekszy-Gladz! ;-)
Luxor (Al-Uqsur) Another Temple
Luxor (Al-Uqsur)
The Nile at Luxor (Al-Uqsur)
West Bank of the Nile at Luxor (Al-Uqsur)
Entry to the Valley of the Kings (West Bank of the Nile at Luxor (Al-Uqsur))
Valley of the Kings Luxor (Al-Uqsur)
Valley of the Kings Luxor (Al-Uqsur) In the middle: Tomb of Tut Ankh Amun
Tomb of Tut Ankh Amun Valley of the Kings Luxor (Al-Uqsur)
Mausoleum of Hatshepsut Valley of the Kings Luxor (Al-Uqsur)
Mausoleum of Hatshepsut Valley of the Kings Luxor (Al-Uqsur) View of the Nile valley
Mosque of Muhammed Ali, Cairo
Mosque of Muhammed Ali, Cairo (This clock tower was a gift from France; shortly after its installation, the clock stopped working, and couldn't be repaired - not even by the French)
The Pyramids, Giza
Roof Top Café of Hotel Mövenpick, Giza
Roof Top Café of Hotel Mövenpick, Giza - At Sunset
Roof Top Café of Hotel Mövenpick, Giza - At Night
Camel Riding (actually, dromedary riding) near the Pyramids, Giza
Dromedary Riding (a.k.a. the Arabian Camel) near the Pyramids, Giza
Police on Camel - Motto: Every country in its own way, see e.g. here: http://www.112fotografie.nl/data/1611/66642-x.jpg
The Great Pyramid of Giza (a.k.a. Pyramid of Khufu, Pyramid of Cheops)
Pyramid of Khafre (a.k.a. Khéphren, Chephren - Son of Khufu/Cheops) Giza
Pyramid of Menkaure (a.k.a. Mykerinos), Giza (Smallest of the three pyramids) See also http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Giza_pyramid_complex_%28map%29.svg/613px-Giza_pyramid_complex_%28map%29.svg.png
Southern side of the Great Pyramid of Giza (a.k.a. Pyramid of Khufu, Pyramid of Cheops) View on the three smaller pyramids (only two shown) of relatives of Khufu (e.g. his wife Queen Hetephere)
The Sunboat of Khufu/Cheops (from bow) which was supposed to serve him well in his afterlife
The Sunboat of Khufu/Cheops (from stern)
The Sunboat of Khufu/Cheops - Stern in form of a papyrus flower
Mosaic at Hurghada Airport
The Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khafre/Chephren - the Sphinx having the traits of Pharaoh Khafre/Chephren (the body of a lion symbolising power, and the human head symbolising intelligence and wisdom)
The Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khafre/Chephren
Doorway of the Valley Temple of Khafre/Chefren See also http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Giza_pyramid_complex_%28map%29.svg/613px-Giza_pyramid_complex_%28map%29.svg.png (The valley temple was where the ships docked during the yearly flood of the river Nile)
The Sphinx, Giza
Entrance of the Temple belonging to the complex of the Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara (near Cairo, at viewing distance from the Great Pyramids of Giza)
Entrance of the Temple belonging to the complex of the Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara
Entrance of the Temple (view from the inside) belonging to the complex of the Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara
The Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara
Dog watching over the complex of the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara imitating the jackal god Anubis
Some more dogs watching over the complex of the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara
Statue of Ramses II at Memphis (near Cairo and Saqqara), the former capital of Ancient Egypt, later replaced by Thebes, the modern Karnak/Luxor
Statue of Ramses II at Memphis
Statue of Ramses II at Memphis (According to our guide, the straight beard indicating it's a statue of the living Pharaoh, whereas a beard curved forward at the lower end indicates a statue of the dead Pharaoh)
Sphinx representing Ramses II at Memphis
Sarcophagus at the site of Memphis
Another statue of Ramses II at Memphis
Skyline of Cairo, bridge over the Nile (Note that the green piece of land to the left is actually an island in the middle of the river Nile!)
Artful flasks for perfumes and essences
Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila (1001 Nights - literally "1000 Night and Night")
Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Throne of Tut Ankh Amun
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Sarcophagus of Tut Ankh Amun
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Mask of Tut Ankh Amun
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Guardian from the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Famous statue of an Ancient Egyptian couple (Architect Imhotep and his wife???)
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Statue of Pharaoh Tuthmoses III
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Bust of Queen Nefertiti, wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten/Echnaton, formerly known as Amenhotep IV/Amenophis IV
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Bust of Queen Nefertiti
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Bust of Queen Nefertiti and face of her husband, Pharaoh Akhenaten/Echnaton/Amenhotep IV/Amenophis IV
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Bust of Pharaoh Akhenaten/Echnaton/Amenhotep IV/Amenophis IV, husband of Queen Nefertiti
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Statue of a goddess protecting the sarcophagus containing the mummified inner organs of Pharaoh Tut Ankh Amun
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - The sarcophagus containing the mummified inner organs of Pharaoh Tut Ankh Amun
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Statue of Pharaoh Tut Ankh Amun hunting the hippopotamus
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Gold statuette of goddess Sekhmet
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Statue of the jackal god Anubis protecting the entrance of the tomb of Pharaoh Tut Ankh Amun
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Glazed faience statuette of a hippopotamus
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Jade statuette of a woman
Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art (Replicas), Hotel Alf Laila Wa Laila - Bust of a queen
Video: The Sphinx, Giza
Video: Hotel Albatros Palace - Hurghada, Egypt (Pickalbatros)
Video: One of the diving boats of James & Mac Diving Center
Video: Jetfoil
Video: Dolphins
