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We arrive at our rest stop Hotel Victoria in Cairo. We were immediately swamped by street traders !
Roy Whistance (Centre ) and Cess Rhodes (right ) in the hotel bar.
Arriving at Cairo Museum and immediately surrounded by sellers.
Impressive entrance to the Cairo Museum where we saw the treasures of Tut-ank-hamun.
Artifacts in a display case. (added May 13/08)
Crocodile of children entering the museum.
Waiting to enter the museum (added May 13/08)
Ces Rhodes, me and Ron (?) (added May 13/08)
Inside the mosque courtyard.
We arrive at the Mosque Mohammed Ali.
No, not Cassius Clay`s house.
Chandelier inside the mosque.(added May 13/08)
Looking down onto another mosque
The road leading up to the pyramids, not far from the city centre. In the background is the famous old hotel, L`Auberge Des Pyramides.
The Sphinx
Us and the Sphinx. I am far left in the top row.
Wonder where this block fits !
Me and the Sphinx.
The Great Pyramid
Entrance to the tomb of the Great Pyramid
View of the Pyramid site
Two of the local taxis
Even Roy Whistance gets into the mood.
Talk about ice cold in Alex.
A last drink at the bar of the Hotel Victoria in Cairo before setting off back to Kasfareet.
Gerry Hancock then me, Jock Marr and Bill Curtis.
Cairo street scene. Local custom allows men to walk arm in arm with each other. Cinema on right of the street is advertising "Gone with the wind".
Another day trip to Cairo.
A cruise down the Nile
The cruise started at the Nile Barrage pictured here. All colour tinting done by the future Mrs York.
This is a view looking along the length of the Barrage
and then almost face on - below.
Me on the Barrage with a chico
No, they are not building another pyramid, only pulling a boat through the Barrage.
Alongside the Barrage was an absolutely beautiful park and most magnificently maintained. These three pictures cannot do true justice to the real thing. We had a nice stroll while we awaited the Nile cruise.
Hand Colour tinting again by Sheila.
Tea for two !
Brought to you anywhere in the park.
The Cruise boat. We sailed upstream toward Cairo complete with cabaret comprising an African witchdoctor who danced and drummed and a belly dancer and we even had an on ship bar ! All in all, a lovely day out.
The belly dancer from the cabaret. God knows what the guy at the back was up to !
Her again
A Witchdoctors dance.
Crossing a bridge over the Nile
(added May 13/08)
The Nile did not look all that romantic smack in the middle of Cairo.(added May 13/08 )
A trip to see Egypt play Russia
Smudger Smith filming me taking a picture of him.
Halfway stop to Cairo
NEW PICTURE-Ken Millington, Bill Curtis and Tony Maskill enjoy breakfast en route.
NEW PICTURE-Some of the lads make friends with a local copper who all carried guns !
The teams take to the field.Note the armed guards and the barbed wire ! If you could not see then you just picked up your chair and moved it !
Game on, but I forget the final score. There was some fighting on the terraces and several fires were started.To mark the recent death of Mahmoud Badr El-Din, Secretary/ General of the Egypt FA, the game kicked off as normal then after two minutes the ref whistled and all the players stopped in their tracks for a minutes silence. Then the ref blew his whistle again and they all chased after the dead ball !
The great Russian goalie Lev Yashin jumps to save.(added May 13/08)
