Saturday, June 30, 2007

dear friend, Hakan

From Allen the Ali...

Hakan Yavuz, author, the next Orhan Pamuk, in the grounds of Bosphorus University (Boğaziçi Üniversitesi), Istanbul.

Friday, June 22, 2007

Barcelona's Park Guell by Antoni Gaudi

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Barcelona's Park Guell, tile-work by Antoni Gaudi

Sunday, June 17, 2007

14th century mosque

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Atop the spire of a 14th century mosque in old Cairo

Jasmin

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Jasmin, the girl who served breakfast and snacks in the rooftop cafe of our very modest hotel in Cairo.

Thursday, June 7, 2007

Souvenir shopping in Luxor

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Antoni came third as a middle-weight wrestler in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He now owns a souvenir store in Luxor.

Monday, June 4, 2007

Camel markets at Darow

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The weekly markets at Darow, about half way between Aswan and Luxor on the Nile

Sailing the Nile by Felucca

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Aboard the Felucca: Australian, Maria, enroute to see family in Greece, and Josh, the Californian, doing a Cairo to Cape Town trek.

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Resting in the shade at a temple in Aswan in Southern Egypt

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Aswan Nile Felucca (sale-boat) captain, Captain Joe, in a tea-house/ Sheesha house

Abu Simbel

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