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\"View<\/a>

View of Giza from the plane<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Early this month my girlfriend and I visited Egypt. For years we have wanted to see the traces of what was once one of the greatest civilizations of the world. In order to see as much as possible of the best sights of Egypt we joined a packaged trip from Escape Travel. It might not be a back packer tour, but we had a great time.<\/p>\n

We started our trip in Cairo and by visiting the pyramids of Sakkara and Giza. It was about time though. The chief archeologist of Egypt has decided that in order to protect the Sphinx and some of the pyramids they are going to encapsulate them in stone. More or less restore them. I am sorry to say, that is not all great in my eyes. I would like the preserved in their original state, not a restored version of them.<\/p>\n

After the noise and bustle of the capital of Egypt we traveled to Alexandria for a visit to the library of Alexandria. After returning to Cairo we headed for Luxor and among else the Karnak temple and the Valley of the Kings. From Luxor we went by river boat to Aswan. On the way we stopped in Edfu and Esna. The nature around Aswan was fantastic, and when we went to see the temple of Ramses II in Abu Simbel we got to see the real desert. Finally we returned to Aswan, Egypt and then to Norway. All in all we stayed in Egypt for 10 days. A bit short to see all the fantastic sights of the country, but we did manage to visit some of the biggest ones. Pictures from this part of the journey will be available later.<\/p>\n

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The old pyramids in Sakkara<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The great pyramids of Giza<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Pyramids<\/a>

Pyramids in silhouette<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Early<\/a>

Early morning pyramids<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Pyramid<\/a>

Pyramid close-up from below<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Pyramid<\/a>

Pyramid and sphinx<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Another<\/a>

Another pyramid silhouette<\/p><\/div>\n

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