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Cairo, Egypt -- Nile River view: A morning view to the west across the Nile, from a balcony at the Conrad hotel. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; city; view; Nile; River; "Nile River"; cityscape;
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Cairo, Egypt -- Nile River view: A morning view to the west across the Nile, from a balcony at the Conrad hotel. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.





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  • Tall buildings line Waikiki beach. Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii Hawai'i Oahu Honolulu Waikiki sunset sun set sea ocean apartment building condomunium condo hotel hotels beach skyline panorama
  • Tall buildings lining Waikiki beach begin to light up at dusk. Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii Hawai'i Oahu Honolulu Waikiki dusk dark evening light lights sea ocean apartment building condomunium condo hotel hotels beach skyline panorama
  • Skyline -- Cairo, Egypt. Minarets dot the skyline in the oldest, walled city at the center of Islamic Cairo. Dominating the left is the dome of the Mosque of al-Muayyad. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt Egyptian Cairo tourist tourism history historic antiquities Islamic old street shop window building city wall arch 'city gate' Zwayla 'Bab Zwayla' minaret dome mosque skyline cityscape 'old town' 'walled city' al-Muayyad
  • Skyline -- Cairo, Egypt. Minarets dot the skyline in the oldest, walled city at the center of Islamic Cairo. Dominating the left is the dome of the Mosque of al-Muayyad. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt Egyptian Cairo tourist tourism history historic antiquities Islamic old street shop window building city wall arch 'city gate' Zwayla 'Bab Zwayla' minaret dome mosque skyline cityscape 'old town' 'walled city' al-Muayyad
  • Skyline -- Cairo, Egypt. The Citadel of Salal ad-Din (Saladin) and the towering Mosque of Sultan Hassan dominate the Cairo skyline. Viewed from the minaret at the Bab Zwayla gate to old walled Cairo. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt Egyptian Cairo tourist tourism history historic antiquities Islamic old street shop window building city wall arch 'city gate' Zwayla 'Bab Zwayla' minaret dome mosque skyline cityscape 'old town' 'walled city' Citadel Saladin Hassan
  • Skyline -- Cairo, Egypt. Minarets dot the skyline in the oldest, walled city at the center of Islamic Cairo. Dominating the left is the dome of the Mosque of al-Muayyad. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt Egyptian Cairo tourist tourism history historic antiquities Islamic old street shop window building city wall arch 'city gate' Zwayla 'Bab Zwayla' minaret dome mosque skyline cityscape 'old town' 'walled city' al-Muayyad
  • The lights of Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, begin to take the place of sunlight at the shore, as an orange dusk falls over Tampa Bay, Florida. Taken from the deck of the Carnival Legend cruise ship. © Rick Collier
  • Amman, Jordan - The city skyline revealed in late afternoon. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> Amman Jordan 'city skyline' panorama buildings evening 'traffic circle'
  • Mist closes in at the end of the day at the town of Umm Qais, viewed from the acropolis ruins of the biblical town of Gadara. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jordan 'Umm Qais' Ottoman Roman Gadara Gadarenes Bible Biblical Arab town minaret skyline
  • The worlds tallest free-standing flag pole (topped by what must be one of the largest flags) overlooks Amman, Jordan. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jordan Amman Rome city Islamic buildings apartments 'city center' street mosque minaret skyline flag flagpole city panorama panoramic view
  • The impressive Abu Darwish Mosque ovelooks central Amman, Jordan. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jordan Amman Rome city Islamic buildings apartments 'city center' street mosque minaret skyline flag flagpole city panorama panoramic view cityscape
  • View from balcony at the Conrad Hilton, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Cairo, Egypt -- Saladin's citadel (on right) and the Sultan Hassan Mosque and madrassa (left) frame the Cairo skyline when viewed from the minaret of the ibn Tulun mosque. (The outer wall of the ibn Tulun mosque is also visible in the close foreground.) © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; mosque; madrassa; Tulun; "ibn Tulun"; citadel; Saladin; Hassan; "Sultan Hassan"; skyline; panorama; view;
  • Cairo, Egypt -- A working mosque (close foreground) stands directly adjoining and dominates the view of Cairo when viewed from this side of the minaret of the historic ibn Tulun mosque. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; mosque; madrassa; Tulun; "ibn Tulun"; citadel; Saladin; Hassan; "Sultan Hassan"; skyline; panorama; view;
  • Cairo, Egypt -- A working mosque (close foreground) stands directly adjoining and dominates the view of Cairo when viewed from this side of the minaret of the historic ibn Tulun mosque. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; mosque; madrassa; Tulun; "ibn Tulun"; citadel; Saladin; Hassan; "Sultan Hassan"; skyline; panorama; view;
  • Cairo, Egypt -- Nile River view: A morning view to the west across the Nile, from a balcony at the Conrad hotel. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; city; view; Nile; River; "Nile River"; cityscape;
  • Cairo, Egypt -- Nile River cruise. Cairo looks very different form a boat in the Nile River. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; city; view; Nile; River; "Nile River"; cruise; buildings; shoreline; boat; boats; bridge; bridges; hotels;
  • Cairo, Egypt -- Nile River cruise. Cairo looks very different form a boat in the Nile River. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; city; view; Nile; River; "Nile River"; cruise; buildings; shoreline; boat; boats; bridge; bridges; hotels;
  • Cairo, Egypt -- View from the minarets of the Bab Zuwayla gate. One of the three first gates installed around the historic walled city of Cairo, standing at the southern boundary of old Fatimid Cairo. The two minarets atop this tower actually belong to the nearby Mosque of al-Mu'ayyad, which sits just inside this gate (on the left). For a small fee, it is possible to climb the minarets for a spectacular view of old and new Cairo. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; city; view; gate; walls; bab; "Bab Zuwayla"; Zuwayla; minaret; Fatimid; Fatmid; "city gate"; "Islamic Cairo";
  • Cairo, Egypt -- View from the minarets of the Bab Zuwayla gate. One of the three first gates installed around the historic walled city of Cairo, standing at the southern boundary of old Fatimid Cairo. The two minarets atop this tower actually belong to the nearby Mosque of al-Mu'ayyad, which sits just inside this gate (on the left). For a small fee, it is possible to climb the minarets for a spectacular view of old and new Cairo, featuring many minarets above the old city. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; city; view; gate; walls; bab; "Bab Zuwayla"; Zuwayla; minaret; Fatimid; Fatmid; "city gate"; "Islamic Cairo";
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