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This page features some famous sites around the world. For navigation, click on the items listed below. To view a larger version of a photo in a new window, click on the desired picture.  

• Las Vegas (NV), USA (2011)
• Los Angeles (CA), USA (2011)
• San Diego (CA), USA (2011)
• Atlanta (GA), USA (2011)
• Washington (DC), USA (2010)
• Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2010)
• Ann Arbor (MI) & Bay Area (CA), USA (2009)
• Berlin, Germany (2009)
• London, UK (2008)
• Cairo, Egypt (2007)
• Cape Town, South Africa (2007)
• Cape of Good Hope & Cape Agulhas, South Africa (2007)
• Giza, Egypt (2007)
• Granada, Spain (2006)
• Luxor, Egypt (2006)
• Thebes – West Bank, Egypt (2006)
• Cancun, Mexico (2005)
• Eastern Seaboard (PA, OH, NY), USA (2005)
• San Francisco (CA), USA (2005)
• Brussels, Belgium (2004)
• Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (2004)

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. Cairo, Egypt (2007)
View over Cairo (affected by smog)	Cairo University	Cairo University – Faculty of Engineering	Campus of Cairo University
Egyptian Museum	Preservation of nature (i) – Giza zoo	Preservation of nature (ii) – Cairo city	At the hotel
Luckily found a Gold’s Gym in Cairo	Shopping tour
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. Cape Town, South Africa (2007)
University of Cape Town	At Cape Town’s Victoria and Alfred Waterfront…	…and in Cape Town’s natural surroundings	Table Mountain
On top of Table Mountain: Amazing landscape up there!	View over Cape Town from Table Mountain National Park	Robben Island in Table Bay	Whale, seen at the coast
President of the Republic of South Africa Mbeki at the university for giving a talk	Curious structures in Cape Town because of different political views	Castle of Good Hope, the oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa
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. Cape of Good Hope & Cape Agulhas, South Africa (2007)
On the way to Cape Aghulas ("Cape of Needles")	The Cape Aghulas	This is exactly the southernmost point of the continent of Africa that…	…divides Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean
The Hottentots Holland mountain range	The Cape of Good Hope, looking towards the west from the coastal cliffs above Cape Point	The famous directional sign at the Cape Point Lighthouse	At the Cape of Good Hope
Impressive nature at the cape which is part of the Table Mountain National Park	Besides flora, also the cape fauna is quite diverse	Relaxing at the cliffs
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. Giza, Egypt (2007)
Great Pyramid of Giza (also “Pyramid of Cheops”) and boat pits	Pyramid of Khafre and a tourist on the right hand side	Queens’ pyramids from outside	Inside a pyramid
The Great Sphinx	The Great Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khafre – view westwards…	…view eastwards from the Eastern cemetery: Nazlet el-Samman	Pyramid of Cheops in detail
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. Granada, Spain (2006)
The conference center	A few impressions: The great Moorish and Catholic architecture	On our way up to Alhambra and Generalife (UNESCO World Heritage Site)	The most visited monument of Spain: The Alhambra
Inside the palace	The Albayzin, a district of Granada, also declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site	Typical Granadian scenery at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains	The Granada Cathedral: Some inner views
Visiting the amazing Granada Science Park	Albert told me something about relativity… But I’m not quite sure yet, if it’s correct what he said…
. Luxor, Egypt (2006)
Entrance of the Luxor Temple: Great pylon of Ramesses II	The obelisk weighs over 250 metric tons	In front of a seated statue of Ramesses II guarding the gateway	Hypostyle hall of Amenhotep III, picture taken from the main street
Karnak Temple: Avenue of ram-headed sphinxes	One of the most visited monuments of Ancient Egypt: The great hypostyle hall of Karnak	In the peristyle court in the Temple of Khonsu	Inside the immense Karnak Temple complex
Visiting Luxor’s Mummification Museum	New Year’s Eve in Luxor	Egyptian lifestyle	Sunset at the Nile
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