Egypt (2011)

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$Alabaster Mosque, Cairo. This is a sand clock. The French traded it with Mohamed Ali for the Obelisk that is now in the Place de la Concorde. But it never worked and could never be made to work. Everyone is still complaining about this. \"We should have traded with the Swiss.\"$

$Temple of Philae, Aswan Egypt. Ptolemy talking about hippos with Sekhmet. Sekmet is the god of chaos who helped Hathor to kill Set (because Set killed his brother and Hathor\'s father Osiris). Set is represented by the hippo - an evil-tempered beast the killed a lot of villagers along the Nile.$

$Temple of Kol Ombo, Upper Egypt - the Lion behind the leg is a symbol of pharaoh Ptolemy\'s supreme power$

$Queen Hatshepsut\'s Temple, Luxor Egypt$

$Giza Pyramids, Egypt - yep it\'s a desert out there$

$Cairo, Egypt - detail from Tut\'s coffin$

$Cairo, Egypt - detail from Tut\'s throne$

$Cairo, Egypt - detail from Tut\'s mask$

$Luxor, Egypt - Queen Hatshepsut\'s Temple$

$Saqqara, Egypt. Hieroglyphs from noble\'s tomb show scribes, butchering of animals and making offerings.$

$Bazaar in Cairo. Katherine gets her scarf for just $3. The man tried to give her $2 back to show he doesn\'t mind losing money when the client has such a sweet smile. =)$

$World\'s Best Chicken Restaurant, Cairo$

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