Pyramids of Giza

After being in Egypt for two weeks we FINALLY get to visit the pyramids. We arrived mid afternoon and we had less than two hours before the pyramids shut down for the night and all the tourists are asked to scram. We first visited the Great Pyramid which is the biggest pyramid every built and was the tallest structure built by man for about 4000 years. I think the Eiffel Tower finally took that title.

We then went to the 2nd biggest pyramid nearby where Ahmed told us would be a better pyramid to go inside of. We were warned that it's really cramped and smells funny but we paid our money and went in anyway. The deeper we went the more sorry we were. The walls are not adorned at all and the ceiling hight is mostly around 4 feet so we had to walk crouching for quite some time. Once we finally got to the burial chamber the only thing inside was a large granite sarcophagus and writing on the wall of the person who discovered the chamber. The room itself had a very high ceiling so we were able to relax our backs for a while before going back through that tiny little passage.

When we were nearly at the exit Michelle discovered she had lost the expensive sunglasses she had hanging from her shirt so she turned around and went back in looking for them! Unfortunately she didn't find them. They were left for future archaeologists to find, or at least someone who was behind her.

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The Pyramids visible for miles around.	Development right up to the parking lot.	Stairs were cut so tourists could easily climb the pyramids.
View from the pyramid.	The gang on the pyramid.	Matt, Sheila, Michelle and Melanie.
Gotta do the Egyptian poses.	Lily showing how big the blocks are.	Bob and Kathy on the pyramid.
Pyramid of Khufu in foreground and Khafre in the background.	The pyramid is this big!	Pyramid of Khafre with the sun going down.
Group shot with Pyramid of Khufu.	A smaller pyramid for a queen.	Tourist Police on a camel.
Looking up at Pyramid of Khafre at the smooth limestone casing.	Housing for one of the ancient boats found here.

Great Sphinx

After we got chased away by the Tourist Police we went to a papyrus factory down the street. Then Bill had the bright idea that we go back and take some more pictures. That was a good plan because we found some guys with camels just down the block so we offered them money to let us take pictures on the camels in front of the Sphinx. It was starting to get dark so we had to hurry but everyone who wanted a picture on a camel was able to get one before we left! Michelle even got her much sought after picture of a camel toe.

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Fighting the crowds to see the Sphinx.	Great Sphinx.	Close-up.
Sphinx and Pyramid of Khufu.	The Pizza Hut and KFC.	Back of the Sphinx.
Lily and me.	Bob and the Sphinx.	The Zimmermans at the Sphinx.
Sheila and Matt.	Group shot!	Lily and Melanie on a camel.
Michelle on a camel.	Matt and Sheila on a camel.	Cameltoe.

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