tarek http://www.tarekawad.com/blog my stuff and other people's stuff Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:00:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Abu Simbel Temples, 10/22/10 http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=147 http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=147#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:35:11 +0000 admin http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=147 Continue reading →]]> 4 hour drive into the desert with 175 other buses, vans, etc. speeding and running to rush and witness something that happens twice a year. Estimated around 5,000 tourists were there to see the sunrise that shines on the face of Ramses II statue inside of his temple. The first time is on Ramses II coronation day, (Feb. 22), and second on his birthday, (Oct. 22). The image below the panoramic is a sequence from when the sun began to rise, (we had to stay outside until the sun got high enough), until when we got a chance to go in and witness it. The sunlight is for a brief moment on his statue.

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]]> http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=147 0 The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=184 http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=184#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:34:36 +0000 admin http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=184 A couple of panoramic photos from the Temple of Queen Hatchepsut.

]]> http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=184 1 The Karnak Temple Complex http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=179 http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=179#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:33:32 +0000 admin http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=179 A couple of panoramic shots taken in Karnak temple.

]]> http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=179 0 Luxor, Aswan & Abu Simbel http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=265 http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=265#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:30:22 +0000 admin http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=265 7 day train/cruise down the Nile river to Upper Egypt stopping at all of the most historic ancient Egyptian temples and tombs. Yes, the Nile flows north, so the southern part of Egypt is known as Upper Egypt, go figure. Cairo Museum Cairo Museum_3 Cairo Museum_2 sleeper train cruise/hotel lobby IMG_1024 cruise ship me @ Hatshepsut Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut_6 Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut_2 Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut_3 Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut_4 Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut_5 painting @ Hatshepsut painting @ Hatshepsut_2 painting @ Hatshepsut_3 alabaster artist alabaster artist_2 alabaster artist_3 historic statues _MG_0567 _MG_0706 _MG_0569 _MG_0593 _MG_0595 Karnak columns, HDR Karnak columns_2, HDR Karnak columns_3, HDR _MG_0701 Karnak, HDR carvings @ Karnak Temple Karnak Temple_6 _MG_0592 _MG_0600 _MG_0591 Tut & his bride Rosetta Stone discovery site carving by the man who discovered The Rosetta Stone worker @ Karnak worker @ Karnak_2 worker @ Karnak_3 security @ Karnak security @ Karnak_2 _MG_0670 Karnak worker, HDR Sacred Lake, HDR Luxor Temple_4 Luxor columns_2 _MG_0729 _MG_0759 Luxor columns, HDR _MG_0735 _MG_0736 statue @ Luxor Temple Islamic mosque over Luxor Temple Last Supper painting @ Luxor Temple painting @ Luxor Temple sail boat dock, HDR Upper Egypt Upper Egypt_2 Upper Egypt_3 Upper Egypt_3 Upper Egypt_4 _MG_0780 Upper Egyptian Mosque Upper Egyptian farm floating pump station Temple of Edfu Temple of Edfu_2 Temple of Edfu_3 beveled carving Temple of Edfu smiling afraid of tomb Shereen @ Temple of Edfu carvings @ Edfu America _MG_0886 _MG_0896 pool hall in Upper Egypt _MG_0915 _MG_0898 _MG_0924 Kom Ombo moon/tree Kom Ombo moon_2 tourists @ Kom Ombo Kom Ombo well Kom Ombo @ night Aswan bridge Aswan bridge and cruise pool Aswan Dam Nasser Lake, HDR Nubia Nubians Nubian Nubian_2 Nubian village Nubian village_2 Nubian village_3 Philae Temple Philae Temple_3 Philae Temple_2 Philae Temple_4 palm trees fellucca captains fellucca_2 IMG_1197 fellucca unknown temple sunrise celebration sunrise celebration sunrise celebration_2 Pharaoh Ramesses II temple Pharaoh Ramesses II temple_2 Pharaoh Ramesses II temple_3 Pharaoh Ramesses II temple_4 Pharaoh Ramesses II temple_5 Pharaoh Ramesses II temple_7 Pharaoh Ramesses II temple_8 Pharaoh Ramesses II temple_9 Pharaoh Ramesses II temple_10 Pharaoh Ramesses II temple_11 Pharaoh Ramesses II temple_12 Pharaoh Ramesses II temple_13 family portrait The temple of Hathor and Nefertari security @ Abu Simbel_2 security @ Abu Simbel Nasser Lake_2, HDR Khan el-Khalili Khan el-Khalili_2 our green building ]]> http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=265 0 stencils from the past http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=13 http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=13#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:22:44 +0000 admin http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=13 I made these stencils in the summer of ’09 — the majority are dead celebrities, but GREAT celebrities, MJ on a Hanes was a popular one. I need to do more of these.

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]]> http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=13 3 Pinky http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=443 http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=443#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:08:39 +0000 admin http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=443 Scott “Bermuda” Hooper a.k.a. Pinky

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]]> http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=84 0 information is beautiful http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=75 http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=75#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:34:16 +0000 admin http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=75 click the image to see the video

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]]> http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=69 0 bad Ads from the good Ol’ Days http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=51 http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=51#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:46:00 +0000 admin http://www.tarekawad.com/blog/?p=51 from back when they just didn’t care

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