Egypt Pics

dvalley · November 28, 2006, 10:31am

My wife and I just returned from Egypt this past weekend and had a great time.

I thought I’d share some amazing pictures, for those of you who are interested in seeing Egyption culture.

I will be posting five pics at a time due to exceeding the limits of the uploads.

Native carving Allibaster stone

My wife loved this Egyption baby

This is the oldest boat in the world. This was unburied from a tomb 4,500 years ago.

Notice the rope that holds the hull together. Simply amazing that this boat floated at one time.

This camel is tired. Note the rifle hanging from the rear of the saddle. Everywhere we went, we had armed guards watching over us.

dvalley · November 28, 2006, 10:41am

Camel (up close)

My wife enjoying the ride

Outside my hotel room (balcony)

Beautiful sunset

I can’t believe I was inspecting in Egypt. Nice SE next to window.

All these pics are bigger if you click on them…

mkyriacou · November 28, 2006, 10:43am

David

Nice pictures,it sounds like you and your wife had a great time!

I have been to Egypt three times in the last ten years.
The first time I was there “culture shock” the second time “culture shock” the third time “culture shock”.

mcyr · November 28, 2006, 10:52am

Hi. Dave;

Thanks for sharing those pictures. Looks really nice.

Looks like that area have pretty good looking woman, like the one riding the camel, oh, was that your wife, sorry. ha. ha.

Marcel

dvalley · November 28, 2006, 11:06am

This very nice family served us dinner one evening

I was inspecting inside the pyramids also. Note the ancient way of monitoring cracks. They simply apply a cement solution (over the crack) and monitor for continued cracking

Outside a temple

Egyptian boy working in the fields

Another camel (eating)

dvalley · November 28, 2006, 11:14am

Mosque

Mummy

We handed out pens to the children and they literally scrambled and fought for them

We had our Egyptologist (Ehab) hand out the remaining pens, because the children were fighting over them

Outside another temple

dvalley · November 28, 2006, 11:18am

Pictures of the Natives

dvalley · November 28, 2006, 11:29am

Nice pic of a Pyramid with Camel in foreground

More Pyramids

Sarcophagus

Natives smoking the Shisha pipe (We seen this every day)

Natives offering me tea

dvalley · November 28, 2006, 11:40am

The (one and only) Sphinx

Another Temple

And another Temple (I’m all Templed out)

And last but not least…My wife and I had to see what it was like, to dress in Egyptian wardrobe

If anyone is interested in additional pics of Egypt and its culture, I have over 300 in stock. Let me know what you’re looking for and I’ll email them to you.

davevalley@comcast.net

lkage · November 28, 2006, 12:04pm

Thanks for sharing the pics, David. What a great experience! Did you go with a group? Was that 3 phase electric?

mtimpani · November 28, 2006, 1:30pm

very nice !!!

jbowman · November 28, 2006, 1:34pm

Fantastic pictures, Dave.

Thanks for sharing.

tmels · November 28, 2006, 1:38pm

thanks Dave very nice of you to share the pics with us

jrivera · November 28, 2006, 1:41pm

Very Nice !!!

Mic

gluck · November 28, 2006, 1:48pm

Very interesting. Thanks! ( Were those N.A.C.H.I. pens you were giving out? It must have looked like a bunch of young inspectors scrambling for 'free-bees at a chapter meeting!:mrgreen: )

wwarner · November 28, 2006, 2:28pm

David,

Those were GREAT pictures. Thanks for sharing them!

pcarter-old-04 · November 28, 2006, 3:10pm

Thank you David for sharing.

jmichalski · November 28, 2006, 8:53pm

Thanks for sharing, Dave!

I tried to refer a client to you (not knowing you were away), fortunately it sounds like you got them hooked up.

Good photos…

goleski · November 28, 2006, 9:01pm

Thanks for sharing the pictures David.

dvalley · November 29, 2006, 1:22am

Not a problem, gentlemen.

It was definitely a culture shock for my wife, but it’s not new to me. I’ve seen worse in other countries.