Cairo is a huge city filled with buildings of all ages. The traffic is horrendous and the drivers don't appear to follow any particular set of rules; they just lean on the horn every time they overtake another vehicle or pedestrians. Horns are honking everywhere day and night.

(71K) 504 x 378	This view of old Cairo greeting us from our hotel terrace. It is crowded, dusty, run down but filled with families and the throbbing of life.	(64K) 576 x 432	Here is modern Cairo across the street from out hotel. There are many fine international hotels here which provide excellent service and food.	(80K) 576 x 432	The boys delivering bread were a constant delight to watch as they wove in and out of traffic, seemingly immune to the realities of the risks.
(54K) 576 x 432	How do they do this? The bread is not held down or protected and yet we never saw a piece fall off.	(72K) 576 x 432	This night view panorama was created from several photos taken from the top floor of our hotel in Cairo.	(64K) 432 x 576	Graciela found the beans served with breakfast were delicious and not to be missed.
(61K) 648 x 486	In Cairo, we visited the "Hanging Church" which dates back to around 600 A.D. The name derives from the fact the church was built over an arched passage of a Babylonian fortress. I felt so lucky to be able to capture this delightful ray of sunlight.	(81K) 576 x 432	Cairo is filled with stores which are stuffed with tourist kitch. This store near the "Hanging Church" seemed to have better quality to offer than most.	(83K) 576 x 432	Cairo is filled with stores which are stuffed with tourist kitch. This store near the "Hanging Church" seemed to have better quality to offer than most.
(73K) 378 x 504	Most shopping is accomplished in markets similar to this one. This is an alley off the main market in Cairo which stretches about a mile.	(75K) 567 x 576	Here you find enormous contrasts. 16th century to the 21st century are side by side. This photo was taken in the main market in Cairo.	(74K) 504 x 484	This hot potato saleman and his charcoal heated cart are a charming fast food outlet.
(29K) 648 x 226	This is a panorama of the three major pyramids of Giza.	(46K) 648 x 239	Here is a "solar boat" found in one of three specially prepared pits alongside the pyramid of Ramses the Great. This boat was actually used as part of his funerary procession, then dismantled and stored for his use in the after life.	(62K) 576 x 432	The sound and light show was not quite up to our standards, but it was still impressive and fun. It was very cold that evening but none of us would have missed the experience.
(49K) 576 x 432	I am amazed that these photos turned out at all! Eventhough we as people can easy see the lights very well in the darkness, cameras usually don't see much of anything. I wondered if those people who were taking flash pictures really expected to have them turn out.	(65K) 576 x 432	The Pharonic Village in Cairo was begun years ago to provide a living model of life in classical Egypt. The first half of the tour takes place with visitors sitting on a barge which is towed through canals.	(64K) 576 x 486	This is a Disneyesque-size model of Abu Simbel, one of the finest and best preserved temples in Egypt. Because of bad weather, we could not fly to visit Abu Simbel and we grumbled about that for days.
(88K) 576 x 432	Dioramas using live actors and animals make the viewing experience at the Pharonic Village more realistic.	(87K) 576 x 432	Alabaster carving has been found in the ancient tombs. Looking at this young man, all I can think of is, "WHAT a face!"	(85K) 576 x 432	One part of the Pharonic Village was the museum of the Coptic Christian church. Many models of every early monasteries were on display as well as historical information and guides.
(61K) 576 x 432	The second half of the tour included exquisite reproductions of treasures found in some of the tombs. Here are a few of  the replicas of boats found in tombs.	(88K) 476 x 576	Another interesting part of the walking tour was a reconstruction of the tomb of King Tut. Here is a replica of the way the storage room of his tomb was found by Howard Carter.	(63K) 576 x 432	Could anyone resist taking a picture of this funky internet club for visitors to use (for a price) at the Pharonic Village?
(71K) 576 x 432	The exhibit of the treasures from King Tut's tomb have been a major tourist attraction since Howard Carter's discovery of Tut's tomb. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is to be closed shortly and remodeled into a new space exclusively for displaying Tut's treasures.	(57K) 432 x 576	The Egyptian Museum, just a block from our hotel, is a massive, rambling warehouse of antiquities. A great deal of space has been provided for displaying artifacts from the tomb of King Tut.	(62K) 432 x 576	The hallways of the Egyptian Museum go on and on in all directions. It is to be closed for remodeling; when it reopens, it is to display only artifacts from King Tut's tomb.
(72K) 432 x 576	This is a fragment of a mummy case from the Greco-Roman era. This boy looks as though he would be right at home in Italy.	(67K) 576 x 432	Statuettes from King Tut's tomb showing the young pharoah at various activities.	(76K) 576 x 432	Many pieces of jewelry from King Tut's tomb were on display. It was very difficult to photograph such displays without being permitted to use flash.
(88K) 576 x 432	To wear this solid gold diadem, a person would need pretty strong neck muscles!	(74K) 504 x 378	While walking we accidently meet this interesting anthropologist who has worked for 17 years at the Egyptian Museum; he now restores mummies. Here he explain how ancient techniques were reproduced to create this work which he designed.	(66K) 473 x 576	This is the mosque of Mohammed Ali in Cairo.
(84K) 576 x 432	The interior of the Mosque of Mohammed Ali is faced with carved alabaster. The interior space is enormous which arches and domes floating high overhead.	(80K) 297 x 720	This vertical panorama shows some of the vaults and domes inside the mosque.	(81K) 672 x 504	These charming children were eager to practice their English with us and they asked me to take their picture. Little did they realize that they were to be immortalized on the internet.
(36K) 648 x 184	This is a panoroma of Cairo as viewed from the terrace of the Mosque of Mohammed Ali.