Egypt (Part 2): June to July 2008

Karnak Temple, Luxor

Karnak Temple, Luxor - Avenue of the Rams

Karnak Temple, Luxor

Karnak Temple, Luxor - Champoleon was the first person who was able to decipher the hieroglyphs using the Rosetta Stone.

Karnak Temple, Luxor

hierogKarnak Temple, Luxorlyphs

Karnak Temple, Luxor

Karnak Temple, Luxor - Thoth

Karnak Temple, Luxor

Luxor Temple, Luxor

Luxor Temple, Luxor - Avenue of the Sphinxes

Luxor Temple, Luxor

Luxor Temple, Luxor - Wives of Pharaohs were usually depicted as being smaller than the pharaoh they were married to.

Luxor Temple, Luxor

The Mosque in Sharm El-Sheikh. After leaving Luxor, we flew to Sharm El-Sheikh on the tip of the Sinai Peninsula.

The Mosque in Sharm El-Sheikh

A Coptic Orthodox Church in Sharm El-Sheikh

Bedouin Dinner, Sharm El-Sheikh

Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai Peninsula. This Greek Orthodox Monastery was built by the Byzantine Emperor, Justinian I. It was built to enclose the Burning Bush.

Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai Peninsula

Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai Peninsula - The Burning Bush

Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai Peninsula

The Church of Our Lady of Fatima, Cairo. After leaving Sharm El-Sheikh, we returned to Cairo and flew home a couple of days later.

The Church of Our Lady of Fatima, Cairo

Egypt (Part 1): June to July 2008

Tahiti: July 2007