Thread: Fastlane Vacation- Egypt

I was fortunate enough for my mother to take me to many of the countries that she visited in her life time. I was quite in for the culture shock especially since I had lived in the US for my entire life. The first country that I visited that was really different from the rest was Egypt.
We went to Egypt in July 2007 for 8 days. During those 8 days, we visited almost every major city along the Nile River. The theme was a "Nile River Cruise." We bought the trip from a travel agency in Poland. Here are some pics that will motivate us more to get on the Fastlane so we can visit these exotic places.

Picture Descriptions-

#1- This is the Red Sea taken from our hotel beach in Hurghada, Egypt. The water temp is a solid 70 degrees.

#2- Same location, just a different angle.

#3- The Great Pyramids taken from our hotel balcony, early in the morning.

#4- This is the Muhammad Ali (Not the boxer) mosque. The architecture inside and out is amazing but in order to see the inside, you got to go yourself.

#5- The Great Pyramids again with 3 Egyptian Ferraris as I was told by one Egyptian.

#6- The entrance to the middle pyramid at the base of the pyramid. I do have pictures of the inside, but again you have to go visit to see for yourself. Be warned: Not for the claustrophobic.

#7- The Sphinx and the Pyramid. You can thank Napoleon for the missing nose.

#8- Sunset on the Nile. If you were wondering, there are no Nile Crocodiles in the Nile. They are all held down stream in a reserve to protect them and us. I was disappointed because I wanted to see a croc.

#9- Literally Hell on the Earth. The Valley of the Kings. We were there at 6 AM and temperature was already a cool 98 degrees. The expected temperature at noon was 115 degrees. You are able to enter many of the tombs, but some require some serious elevation walking.

#9- Literally Hell on the Earth. The Valley of the Kings. We were there at 6 AM and temperature was already a cool 98 degrees. The expected temperature at noon was 115 degrees. You are able to enter many of the tombs, but some require some serious elevation walking.

Great pics, thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by PhxMJ

Wow!!! Thank you for sharing these pics, any others??!!! Pic#3 is just heaven!!

No problem. I have hundreds, lol. When I went to these countries, I brought a 4GB memory card.

Here are some more pics.

#1.- The main street in Hurghada, Egypt.




#2.- This is the city of Cairo. Taken outside the Muhammad Ali mosque.



#3- The pyramids may look small on the picture, but in person, each brick is about the size of a Suburban.



#4- Driving in the Sahara. A straightaway for miles.



#5- An oasis in the middle of the Sahara.



#6- I believe this was a tomb dedicated to Cleopatra. I am not 100% sure.



#7- The coast of the Nile.



#8- Stairs leading up to one of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings.



#9- Ruins in (I forgot the location.)



Wait till I post up the next country that I visited the following year....

I am super jealous. Thanks for posting these!