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Pictures of Pyramids - our photos of our cruise ship vacation

Pictures of pyramids! Egypt was every bit as cool as I thought it would be. Not temperature-wise...that's for sure.

Our cruise ship docked at the port of Alexandria where we were met by a band with a red carpet. All of those onboard who were taking shore excursions went down in groups to get on the buses. We had opted for the shore excursion to where we could take pictures of pyramids, preferable with us on them. It worked out.

The busses had police escorts to prevent acts of terrorism against the tourists. How reassuring.

The bus trip from the port of Alexandria to Cairo where the pyramids are located was about an hour and 15 minutes. It gave us an opportunity to view rural parts of the land. There were lots of pigeon traps...it seemed as though every house had a pigeon trap. (See the photo below)

It was quite hot while we were there...and we noticed lots of little shelters along the road made from wooden poles and palm fronds, to provide shade for the animals...cows, and goats mostly.

After viewing the pyramids, tombs, and statue of Ramesses, we toured a papyrus factory. Actually it was just a jewelry shop where you were encouraged to purchase cartouches, papyrus prints, and other stuff. They did however provide us with a nice demonstration of how papyrus was made originally.

Back on the bus and back to the boat. When we arrived back at our cruise ship, we found that the local vendors had set up a strip mall like area of souvenir shops. Since we hadn't had time to do any souvenir shopping on our excursion, we spent an hour or so purchasing various trinkets for friends and family. One of my daughters collects shot glasses, but oddly enough we could not find a shot glass...plenty of ash trays and small statues of gods.

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Yep, that's me in the cowboy hat standing on a real pyramid. I've always wanted to visit the pyramids.	Have to get a picture of me with the pyramids in the background. Too many people around but oh well.	Another obligatory photograph. Everybody should have a photo of themselves with the sphinx in the background.

Kathy and I in front of a pyramid.	Yes, it's an Egyptian dude on a camel.	Yes Kathy, you were o n a pyramid too!

Plenty of tourists milling about. About a dozen bus loads.	This is a pigeon trap. Yes it looks like one of those incinerators they burn sawdust in at the lumber mills up in Oregon.	This is the port of Alexandria. I think I was told it was the 2nd largest seaport in the world. I believe it.

Statue of Ramesses. It lay half burried in the sand for thousands of years. Notice the right hand side that is all pitted and worn. That was the side that was sticking out of the sand. Brought down by an earthquake.	The great Egyptian Sphinx and a pyramid. Classic shot eh!	Closer up shot of the face of the Sphinx.

Sunken ships at the entrance to the port of Alexandria Egypt.	Sunrise in Alexandria.	Entrance to a tomb near the Sphinx.

Kathy in front of the steps pyramid.	Temple Zoster.	Tomb Sakkarra

This is a bunch of tourist shops that sprouted next to our cruise ship.	Here is some art on papyrus that they were selling in the store in Cairo.	We saw loads of date-palms loaded with dates.

Lunch at the Meena hotel in Cairo, we didn't know what most of it was either.