The Middle East, ME 81
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1. Daphne gets close to an imitation King Tut
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2. Ken and Thalia choose their camels at the camel market just out of Cairo
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3. Some of our group experienced a quick camel ride at the Giza pyramids.
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4. Ken, returning from the depths of the Red Pyramid.
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5. Sue at the Alabaster Sphinx in Memphis
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6. Roger is dwarfed by the mighty Ramses II statues at Abu Simbel
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7. A perfect day for a felucca sail on the Nile.
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8. Osama our Egyptian guide made our trip informative and fun.
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9. Margaret and Mel with Horus, Edfu Temple
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10. Ken looked very authentic for our dressup during the Nile cruise
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11. Daphne and Georgie enroute to the Valley of the Kings - Luxor
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12. Mick scrutinises a baby camel at Kom Ombo.
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13. Daniel and Helen enjoyed a dip in the Red Sea at Hurgada
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14. Daphne. Georgie and Thea returning from Hatshepsut's Temple, Luxor
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15. Suzie and Walter relaxing on the summit of Moses Mountain (Sinai)
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16. Judy arrives at the camel stop enroute to the top of Moses Mt, Sinai Peninsula
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17. Herman above a natural arch in Wadi Rum, Jordan
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18. Mel surrounded by the marbled rocks of Petra, Jordan
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19. Mick made it to the Monastery on his nimble footed donkey, Petra
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20. Thalia admires the Monastery, Petra
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21.Reluctantly leaving the magical sights of Petra, Jordan
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22. Roger checking the quality of tomatoes grown along the edge of the Dead Sea.
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23. Sally "admires" our guide Salem's physique, which won him body builder titles in Jordan for three consecutive years
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24. Carrying out a Grassroots' ritual- paddling in the important waters of the World, this time in the Euphrates
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25. The World's largest water wheels, Hama (Syria)
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26. Margaret amongst the ramparts of Crac del Chevaliers - the World's largest and best preserved Crusader castle, Syria.
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27. Daphne meets a Bedouin family in the Syrian Desert.
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28. Correctly attired for our visit to the Omayad Mosque, Damascus
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29. Our group dwarfed by the mighty Roman Ruins of Palmyra
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30. Walter savours the spices of the Aleppo Souk.
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