KapitanE 1st Gear April 14, 2008 Share April 14, 2008 (edited) Had to make an urgent trip to Egypt last week, but had some time to take pictures. many of you when mention about Egypt wil think of the pyramids, the sphinx etc etc, well, I have seen those before on other trips that I made to Egypt, this time I was not in Cairo so I did not see those touristy place, but instead, I went through the Suez Canal and here's what I saw.... As the plane approaches Cairo, I took a shot of the dessert below, senai Dessert where a war was fought over the land mass of sand,.... Plane landed at Cairo airport and as expected, plenty of hassle going through immigration... no pictures, but u can imagine.... In the car on way north to Port Said, which is the north entrance of the Suez Canal, on the great dessert road.... While at Said, I stayed at the Grand Albatross hotel, a four star, not so bad, but service need improvements... Had coffee.... turkish if u need to know... Cashier at the restuarant.... The hotel is built within a condo project and here's the pool.... Just behind the hotel is the beach area, facing the Med Sea... Shisha pipes at cafe by the beach... To be continued.................. Edited April 14, 2008 by KapitanE ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendstar Supercharged April 14, 2008 Share April 14, 2008 EGYPT!!! Mysterious Country I like! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Othello Supersonic April 14, 2008 Share April 14, 2008 (edited) i know i'm saying the obvious. but sure have a lot of sand man ....... looks un-happening Edited April 14, 2008 by Othello Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster 5th Gear April 14, 2008 Share April 14, 2008 Nice beach shots. Looks very much like israel to me when i was there 2 yrs ago. Guess the countries in the mediterranean looks rather similar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster 5th Gear April 14, 2008 Share April 14, 2008 (edited) Yea, unlike over here in SG, sand is a precious commodity Maybe we can start a sand-for-water exchange program Edited April 14, 2008 by Rickster Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapitanE 1st Gear April 14, 2008 Author Share April 14, 2008 Continuing ....... Went for a walk in town and across the road from the hotel, lo and behold what did I see, the Chinese Embassy, .... this is not the capital, but guess they need their rep here for other businesses.... Other then mosque, there were also churches here in Egypt... if you do not know .. then head of the Greek Orthodox Church, i.e. their Pope, is based in Cairo... The roads are generally well organised in Port Said, which is not an old city, it was established by the French when the canal was built... This is the Nasser memorial... to be continued..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapitanE 1st Gear April 14, 2008 Author Share April 14, 2008 Was walking along.... got slightly tired due to lack of sleep and then I saw a horse drawn carriage,, stopped him, jump onboard and let him take me around instead of my legs... The following pictures are taken as i rode along... scene from Arabic market, street scene, Greek Orthodox Church, mosques etc etc... the people are generally friendly towards a foreigner.. those on the streets waved at me when I passed by... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzehou Neutral Newbie April 14, 2008 Share April 14, 2008 Very interesing. Something different from the usual car stuff. Thanks for sharing bro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapitanE 1st Gear April 14, 2008 Author Share April 14, 2008 The next day, I had to jump onto a boat to go through the Suez canal.... More mosque Arrival of the convoy... Riding on a ship through the canal, you see nothing but sand, sand and more sand... btw, a dust storm was actually blowing while I was there... The north bound convoy going through, we had to wait until the convoy is through before we can proceed as the canal is not wide enough for two ships to pass side by side... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapitanE 1st Gear April 14, 2008 Author Share April 14, 2008 At last, I completed my assignment late into the night and the next day I flew back home... this was the bird that took me back to my home,..sweet home... before boarding the plane, I spent some time in the VIP lounge, yes thats what they call this kopitiam... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie47 1st Gear April 14, 2008 Share April 14, 2008 Ask mod to put this into Road Trip folder. You were using a vehicle albeit a hay (92 Octane) or green pasture (98 octane) environmetally friendly model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madsumm 1st Gear April 14, 2008 Share April 14, 2008 (edited) Yo bro, Watch your back. Guns are everywhere. Seriously. And we need you back for drinks u know.. Rgds Edited April 14, 2008 by Madsumm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Clutched April 14, 2008 Share April 14, 2008 Ahh yah! I thought there might be some shots of camels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapitanE 1st Gear April 14, 2008 Author Share April 14, 2008 Camels are for the tourists.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kezg1 5th Gear April 14, 2008 Share April 14, 2008 Nice pic ...next up, try to take some 'chio bu' photos in tudung....we are all not AB normal aka hum sup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Clutched April 14, 2008 Share April 14, 2008 I was hoping you could tell me how to diff a male and female camel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zirco Neutral Newbie April 14, 2008 Share April 14, 2008 Bro u are a tech supt or something ar? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapitanE 1st Gear April 14, 2008 Author Share April 14, 2008 No, I am not tech supt.. I am or something... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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