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Mediterranean and Egyptian Odyssey 2012

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Messina, Italy
Oriana's new skirt, added last December	The Campanile at Messina	Messina, Main Square	Messina, view over harbour with Oriana
Messina, Pulmantur's Empress	Messina, Seabourne Legend	Messina, Carnival Breeze	From Messina we set sail for the Egyptian port of Port Said, at the head of the Suez Canal. We were to transit the canal partly at night and partly in the next day. In the meantime we undertook a coach tour of Cairo, a three hour journey accompanied by armed Police. The last time I did such a trip was in February 1967, on the way back to Australia.
Port Said, Cairo, Suez Canal, Safaga - Egypt
Arriving alongside at Port Said,a lot more built-up than in 1967.	Welcome to Port Said- a bit different to 1967, but just as dirty	Looking towards the entrance to the Suez Canal	Road Bridge over Suez Canal from the coach
Cairo suburbs with dozens of unfinished newbuilds	Cairo suburbs with more unfinished builds and Pyramids	Cairo outskirts - the Giza Plateau upon which the Pyramids stand	Cairo - Giza Plateau and the Pyramid of Khafra
Cairo - Giza with the Great Pyramid of Kufu or Cheops	Giza - A Pyramid stone below the Great Pyramid	Giza - Anne at the base of the Great Pyramid	Giza - Anne at the Pyramid of Khafra
Giza with Cairo suburbs now encroaching the area	Quintessentially Egypt with Khafra, Cheops, Menkaura, and Camel!	The Sphinx with the Pyramid of Khafra in the background	Cairo - Papyrus Factory demonstration and items for sale!
Cairo University on the outskirts of Cairo	A Chandris Lines ship transitting the Suez Canal, photo from road	Port Said at Night on the first day of the Muslim Holiday	Port Said Quay awaiting the Northbound Convoy to come through
Port Said, Suez Canal Company Building near entrance to the Canal	Suez Canal Great Bitter Lake Station	Port of Safaga situated on Egypt's Red Sea Coast, a Godforesaken place!	Port of Safaga, general view, nearest port to Luxor, 3 hours drive away
Gulf of Suez Sunset	Suez Canal looking South	Suez Canal Road Bridge	The Road Bridge over the Suez Canal
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