One picture a day

24th of May

2009-05-25T01:54:00.001+03:00

From Luxor local market.

23rd of May

2009-05-24T01:43:00.003+03:00

22nd of May

2009-05-23T00:07:00.002+03:00

The center of Place de la Concorde in Paris: another obelisk from Luxor temple.

21st of May

2009-05-22T01:03:00.000+03:00

Beautiful people. Wedding fair, Helsinki Finland 2006.

20th of May

2009-05-21T01:20:00.003+03:00

19th of May

2009-05-20T01:31:00.004+03:00

Hatshepsut mortuary temple seen from the Theban hills.

18th of May

2009-05-20T01:23:00.003+03:00

A young girl getting ready for her engagement party.

17th of May

2009-05-20T01:22:00.003+03:00

Wedding fair, Helsinki Finland 2006.

16th of May

2009-05-20T01:10:00.002+03:00

15th of May

2009-05-15T21:54:00.002+03:00

14th of May

2009-05-14T23:21:00.003+03:00

Sailing on the Nile. A man and his waterbuffalo.

13th of May

2009-05-14T00:22:00.001+03:00

12th of May

2009-05-13T17:54:00.002+03:00

11th of May

2009-05-11T16:48:00.002+03:00

10th of May

2009-05-10T11:02:00.001+03:00

Happy Mothers' day!

Hyvää äitienpäivää!

9th of May

2009-05-09T21:59:00.002+03:00

Again another summer of weddings starting in Finland. Strawberry cake - must be the most common cake in weddings.

8th of May

2009-05-09T01:10:00.002+03:00

7th of May

2009-05-08T00:10:00.002+03:00

6th of May

2009-05-06T14:42:00.003+03:00

Cute street dogs napping during the hottest day, the unfinished obelisk area, Aswan.

5th of May

2009-05-06T00:28:00.002+03:00

4th of May

2009-05-04T22:54:00.002+03:00

3rd of May

2009-05-03T19:18:00.003+03:00

Like a painting. The sky was indeed blue this evening on the Luxor west bank but this photo is edited.

2nd of May

2009-05-03T13:33:00.005+03:00

Temples look magnificent even without colors. Imagine how they looked like with all colors still there. These pictures are from the temple of Medinet Habu.

1st of May

2009-05-01T15:31:00.003+03:00

They are building a huge church in the Coptic area in Luxor.

30th of April

2009-04-30T20:31:00.003+03:00

Oops, who put the door there?

This is Abu El-Haggag mosque in Luxor. It was built on top of Luxor temple when the temple was still half buried in the sand hence the door is so up. The mosque is said to be built in 13th century but perhaps the minaret is even older. The mosque has been through many renovations, also at the moment as you can see. The picture of the door is taken in 2005.

29th of April

2009-04-29T22:46:00.003+03:00

The first picture: old ferries, still in use.

The second picture: one of the new ferries, but they are not in use yet.

28th of April

2009-04-29T00:10:00.003+03:00

You can see a lot of these lights made of clay in Luxor, they do not look very pretty at first sight but they do look lovely in the evening.

27th of April

2009-04-27T22:05:00.004+03:00

This is from Luxor temple.

26th of April

2009-04-26T23:33:00.002+03:00

West bank Luxor.

25th of April

2009-04-25T17:46:00.001+03:00

On the Corniche, daytime.

24th of April

2009-04-24T11:27:00.002+03:00

On the Cornich. Luxor temple on the left.

23rd of April

2009-04-23T15:53:00.003+02:00

Burning, burning. The air has been smoky for many days. I've no idea what's burning here on the west bank on 21st of April. Flames seem to be huge. Sugarcane fields???

22nd of April

2009-04-23T10:09:00.002+02:00

There was a big fire near this church on 18th of April. Saw only one fire truck going there. The fire lasted a good while and smoke spread over the city and even Luxor temple.

(There are pictures missing between 15th and 21st but it's so busy here in Luxor I've had no time to look for pics or edit them.)

14th of April

2009-04-14T18:49:00.002+02:00

Sunset Nile view and a local ferry going over the river.

13th of April

2009-04-13T14:57:00.001+02:00

Work safety - what is that?

(First picture from Luxor, second from Hurghada)

12th of April

2009-04-13T10:44:00.003+02:00

Transporting sugarcane.

11th of April

2009-04-11T15:22:00.003+02:00

Apartment buildings in Alexandria, Egypt.

10th of April

2009-04-10T21:34:00.002+02:00

Happy Easter!

9th of April

2009-04-09T22:14:00.006+02:00

Views around Luxor temple and Emilio hotel in December 2005.

8th of April

2009-04-08T21:27:00.005+02:00

This is current view around Luxor temple and Emilio hotel.
Next I'll post photos that were taken 2005.

7th of April

2009-04-08T10:15:00.002+02:00

6th of April

2009-04-08T10:13:00.002+02:00

Delicious macarons

5th of April

2009-04-05T11:47:00.002+02:00

Laundry drying out on the balcony. The thing on the wall is an air condition machine.

4th of April

2009-04-04T14:45:00.003+02:00

Al Mashrabia, a local coffee shop in Luxor. It's the hottest daytime so the coffee shop is almost empty.

3rd of April

2009-04-03T08:33:00.003+02:00

(1st of April) Sennefer coffee house is still standing but they have cleared the rooftop and now carrying furniture out. Houses in front of the coffee house have been already demolished earlier.

2nd of April

2009-04-02T08:43:00.001+02:00

There is a huge church being built in Luxor.

1st of April

2009-04-02T08:34:00.002+02:00

On the corniche, Luxor

31st of March

2009-03-31T08:11:00.004+02:00

Views from Sennefer coffee house in Qurna. These ancient views will still be there but apparently the coffee house /hotel will be gone - rumors tell it will probably be demolished today. It was such a lovely place to eat or enjoy coffee, in peace, which is rare in Luxor. As you can see, the day these photos were taken, there is nobody in sight. The temple in the second picture is the mortuary temple of Ramses II (also known as Ramesseum).

30th of March

2009-03-30T13:38:00.002+02:00

Restaurant Mohamed, Luxor west bank. Mudbrick wall and some traditional paintings.

29th of March

2009-03-29T13:18:00.003+02:00

28th of March

2009-03-28T15:28:00.002+02:00

27th of March

2009-03-27T19:05:00.002+02:00

Morning mist on the Nile, Luxor. The building is Old Winter Palace.

26th of March

2009-03-26T14:20:00.002+02:00

Animal market in Luxor.

25th of March

2009-03-25T20:01:00.002+02:00

24th of March

2009-03-24T19:05:00.002+02:00

Chilli hot chocolate and delicious Leonidas pralines.

23rd of March

2009-03-23T20:25:00.001+02:00

The temple of Horus in Edfu, near Luxor.

22nd of March

2009-03-22T20:28:00.001+02:00

Nile view in Upper Egypt, on the cruise from Luxor to Dendera.

21st of March

2009-03-21T11:46:00.004+02:00

Somebody left in a hurry. A car on the west bank of Luxor. Behind you can see a part of the old village Qurna which has been mostly demolished, they say underneath it are lying many ancient treasures awaiting to be found. Behind the hills is the Valley of the kings.

20th of March

2009-03-20T00:15:00.003+02:00

Poor little kitty - there are a lot of stray cats in Egypt. This picture was taken in an outdoor restaurant in Luxor.

19th of March

2009-03-19T02:16:00.003+02:00

Getting ready for her engagement party, Luxor, Egypt.

18th of March

2009-03-18T13:50:00.004+02:00

Outskirts of Luxor city (the east bank), Egypt. Today mudbrick is used in building the same way as during pharaohs' time.

17th of March

2009-03-17T18:51:00.002+02:00

16th of March

2009-03-16T12:21:00.002+02:00

An old woman in a Luxor orphanage. Not that she is orphan but there just aren't any old age homes in Egypt where they could be placed.

15th of March

2009-03-15T10:40:00.004+02:00

Henna tattooing in Luxor, Egypt

14th of March

2009-03-14T22:21:00.003+02:00

Sacré Coeur, Paris, France

13th of March

2009-03-13T15:37:00.002+02:00

Cairo city view, notice the pyramids on the background.

12th of March

2009-03-13T15:28:00.001+02:00

11th of March

2009-03-13T15:21:00.004+02:00

Moulin Rouge, Paris, France

10th of March

2009-03-13T15:08:00.002+02:00

Wedding decoration

9th of March

2009-03-13T14:56:00.006+02:00

Garbage on the street, Luxor Egypt

8th of March

2009-03-13T14:43:00.004+02:00

There has been a short break in adding new photos daily since my computer broke down. I will add new photos regressively so there will be a photo for each day.

An abandoned car, Finland

7th of March

2009-03-07T00:41:00.004+02:00

Luxor temple, Egypt

6th of March

2009-03-06T01:28:00.003+02:00

5th of March

2009-03-05T03:18:00.002+02:00

Wedding fair, Helsinki Finland, 2006