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August, 1992 - Mediterranean Cruise:
Alexandria, Port Said, Cairo, and Giza (Egypt), Jerusalem and Bethlehem (Israel)
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MTS Odysseus, my home for 10 days on the Mediterranean Sea MTS Odysseus My harem — umm — that is, these were my dinner table companions for the cruise, Regina and Deseré from South Africa and Bonnie, a West Palm Beach criminal defense lawyer Dinner companions
Alexandria / Port Said
Alexandria, Egypt from the cruise ship Alexandria, Egypt Building in Alexandria Alexandria, Egypt
Me in Alexandria Alexandria, Egypt Happy and friendly Egyptian boys on the warm, Mediterranean beach at Alexandria Alexandria, Egypt
I'm a sucker for these shots. This was taken from the cruise ship around sunset as we entered Port Said, Egypt Port Said, Egypt Driving from Port Said to Cairo, the tour buses were escorted by military vehicles, for security Driving to Cairo
Cairo
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Cairo Cairo, Egypt The Salah Al-Din Citadel in Cairo Salah Al-Din Citadel
The Mosque of Mohammed Ali in Cairo Mosque of Mohanned Ali Within the walls of the Mosque Mosque of Mohanned Ali
Aqueduct in Cairo -
Some of these were built more than 500 years ago		 Cairo Driving in Cairo Cairo traffic
Cairo traffic Cairo Watch out for the camels! Cairo
Crossing the Nile, it's a short drive to Giza and the awesome Pyramids Giza Talk about ancient! And I'm just referring to the pyramids at Giza. Those are really camels on the road between me and the pyramids Giza
Jerusalem
Tourists entering the ancient walled city of Jerusalem Jerusalem A bazaar in the old city of Jerusalem Jerusalem
In the old city, a few Roman columns remain from the early Christian era Jerusalem Arab market in the old city of Jerusalem Arab market
The Western Wall, commonly called the wailing wall, of the ancient city of Jerusalem, with the Dome of the Rock inside the walls of Temple Mount Wailing Wall Behind me is the Western Wall Jerusalem
Panoramic view of the Southern wall, beyond which you can see the Biblical Mount of Olives Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem Wailing Wall Inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, just a few miles South of Jerusalem Wailing Wall Inside the Church of the Nativity, you can go beneath the altar to the place where some traditions believe that Jesus was born Jerusalem
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