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| Simply Spectacular ! |
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| Pyramid #1 |
Obviously the most famous are these 3 you see and which have been photographed extensively but there are actually 9 pyramids on the premises. The other 6 are for the wives of Keouf and Cheops. The oldest pyramid and the largest was built around 2500BC making it over 4500 years old ! Impressive indeed!!
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| Sitting on the steps of the pyramid. |
The pyramids can be seen very easily since they are right next to the city. One moment you are in the middle of the city the next the pyramids loom right by. This time it wasn't as deserted as the last couple of times I had been there. There were lots of tourists...from China !
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| Entrance to Queen's tombs |
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| Namaste |
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| Pyramd #2 |
These immense monuments are built from limestone and it is believed that the top of the first pyramid actually had the tip in gold but was stolen by grave robbers. The pyramids can still be entered and some tunnels seen but it is illegal to climb them. Only the first few levels are allowed to be climbed and sat on for photos. From far away they look like small stones easy to climb but when you get close you see how big these stones are to move from one row to the next. The first pyramid is the only remaining wonder of the ancient world still standing.
Once you finish seeing the pyramids you are then taken to where the sphinx is and have the opportunity to take more pictures of these magnificent antiquities. The Sphinx was built many years after the pyramids and placed in the position of guarding the entrance to the pyramids. As you know the body is of a lion and the face of a human. Back in the 1800's, Napoleon and his really smart army of soldiers were in Egypt and used the Sphinx nose for target practice and that's why the Sphinx is nose less. After taking a trillion pictures we then headed off to a nearby restaurant that had a wonderful of the pyramids. A lovely lunch courtesy of Mohamed Bahaa from Travel Code Thank you Mohamed !
I leave you with this beautiful view of the city from the pyramid hills and the camel riders.
Life is good !
Traveling Redheaded Lady !
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