The trail that led to the oracle

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February 5th 2017

Published: February 6th 2017

Ancient Egypt, land of the Pharaoh’s. Born from the Nile, that enigmatic life bearing river so important to its history. Since time immemorial Egyptians have lived and died by it, it has sustained them, it is the source of their greatest achievements. Without it there would have been no Pharaoh’s, no grand temples, no Pyramids, no Egypt as we know it. Long have I wanted to visit this country.... Read Full Entry

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Alexandria

There were also several museums inside the library

Alexandria

Bay of Alexandria and Fort Qaitbey

Alexandria

View towards Alexandria

Alexandria

Fishing boats and mosaic

Alexandria

Fort Qaitbey

Siwa

View from the rooftop of my hotel towards the Fortress of Shali

Siwa

Views from the Fortress of Shali

Siwa

More views

Siwa

Temple of the Oracle

Siwa

Inside the Temple of the Oracle

Scenery

Temple of Umm Ubayd

Cleopatra's Bath

Along the way

Pigeon houses, or so I was told

Siwa

Road

Siwa

Afternoon views from the Fortress of Shali

Siwa

Siwa Lake

Siwa

Sunset over the Fortress of Shali

Siwa

Sand dune in the Great Sand Sea outside Siwa

Siwa

A lot of sand

6th February 2017

Kuan Yin
Karen Johnson

Thanks!
Fantastic photos, Ralf. Makes me want to book a flight for tomorrow.

7th February 2017

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

You should!
Book a flight ;)

9th February 2017

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Giza
Great pic Ralf. Mmmm...maybe time for me! The sights and sounds in this blog are fantastic...obviously excited the inner you!

9th February 2017

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

It was one of my dreams...
To come to Egypt, but I always thought there were too many tourists and felt it might spoil the trip for me. Now, however, there are not so many tourists, and anyway, maybe I was wrong about the amounts. Giza, yes, but many tourist don't know and therefore don't go to the lesser sights. I personally liked Dahshur the best. But my vantage point at Giza was also a good one. Anyway, loving Egypt so far, people so friendly, and the history... I can't get enough of all those ancient sights. But the deserts are also mesmerizing. You should definitely come if you can.

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