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Henk Bos
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A little of the greenery that can be found in Cairo, although under threat of the ever growing population. My office is close to the last tower in the third shot. On a clear day I can see about 17 pyramids.

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Nov 16, 2009 at 08:41 PM
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very interesting, never having been there these seem very unexpected to me especially #2. it just feels so odd to see a carabao, coconut trees, and pyramids together!

Nov 16, 2009 at 09:03 PM
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Nice views Henk, thanks for taking us on the cooks tour. I really like the second must be tough to concentrate on work with a view like that.

Mike

Nov 16, 2009 at 09:18 PM
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Neat panoramas Henk - The tall parts of Cairo have grown a lot since I was there in the late 70's. It is always interesting seeing the contrast of the urban encroachment and the farms using techniques that are depicted inside of the tombs.

Thanks for sharing.

Alan


Nov 16, 2009 at 09:57 PM
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That has to be a cool view from your office!!! Fascinating stuff, Henk. Thanks!

Barry

Nov 16, 2009 at 11:02 PM
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Hi Henk,
You sure move around. Great to see you here again. It has been a long time.
These are very different from your Empty Quarter dunes classics. I hope you will get out of town and show us some local classics.
We are discussing as trip to Egypt in May. Are you available as a tour guide? We need some local knowledge!


Nov 17, 2009 at 01:56 AM
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Binh Ly wrote:
very interesting, never having been there these seem very unexpected to me especially #2. it just feels so odd to see a carabao, coconut trees, and pyramids together!


Thanks, Binh. They are not coconut, but date palms!

Nov 17, 2009 at 09:39 AM
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mike717 wrote:
Nice views Henk, thanks for taking us on the cooks tour. I really like the second must be tough to concentrate on work with a view like that.

Mike


Not that bad, Mike. A lot of times they are obscured by pollution. I was lucky on to have a clear day because it's the season of burning the left overs of the harvest.

Nov 17, 2009 at 09:40 AM
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Very nice pics Henk! On my website www.basthijssen.nl you can find 2 galleries of the beautiful Egypt... I love this country!

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Henk,
I smiled when I saw your last photo. Last week I was standing in almost the same spot on the very same bridge, taking a very similar photo.
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I needed some scenic shots of the nile, and took advantage of the relative lack of pollution... though I am sure that same pollution makes for some beautiful sunsets from your office.

Nov 17, 2009 at 11:17 AM
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alichty wrote:
Neat panoramas Henk - The tall parts of Cairo have grown a lot since I was there in the late 70's. It is always interesting seeing the contrast of the urban encroachment and the farms using techniques that are depicted inside of the tombs.

Thanks for sharing.

Alan


Thanks for stopping by as usual, Alan

Nov 17, 2009 at 07:52 PM
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bassie wrote:
Very nice pics Henk! On my website www.basthijssen.nl you can find 2 galleries of the beautiful Egypt... I love this country!


Good gallery, Bas. Seems you had a nice time.

Nov 17, 2009 at 07:53 PM
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Henry W wrote:
Hi Henk,
You sure move around. Great to see you here again. It has been a long time.
These are very different from your Empty Quarter dunes classics. I hope you will get out of town and show us some local classics.
We are discussing as trip to Egypt in May. Are you available as a tour guide? We need some local knowledge!


No problem, Henry. Now based in Jordan, but drop me a PM when you need something.

Nov 17, 2009 at 07:54 PM
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ben robinson wrote:
Henk,
I smiled when I saw your last photo. Last week I was standing in almost the same spot on the very same bridge, taking a very similar photo.
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I needed some scenic shots of the nile, and took advantage of the relative lack of pollution... though I am sure that same pollution makes for some beautiful sunsets from your office.


Thank you, Ben. It's a nice spot, but when the sun sets, I'm already back in the hotel

Nov 17, 2009 at 07:55 PM
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A new perspective of Egypt/Cairo, at least for me. Thanks for sharing.

Nov 17, 2009 at 08:02 PM
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Cool shots and the landscape surprises me as I would have thought it was dryer than what I see. The images seem to be a little over sharpened to me.

Nov 18, 2009 at 12:09 AM
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SunnyLong wrote:
A new perspective of Egypt/Cairo, at least for me. Thanks for sharing.


Welcome, Sunny, glad you like them!

Nov 18, 2009 at 07:34 AM
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emreese wrote:
Cool shots and the landscape surprises me as I would have thought it was dryer than what I see. The images seem to be a little over sharpened to me.


Thanks! It is quite dry: 95% of the country is desert. This is one of the green spots along the Nile.
Oversharpened? Well, I post in 60% jpeg quality. That might have played an issue.

Nov 18, 2009 at 07:36 AM




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