Giza
and Cairo
To see our other stops
in Egypt click
on:
Giza
and Cairo, Nile, Luxor
east, Luxor
west, Esna, Edfu, Kom
Ombo, Aswan, Abu
Simbel, Hurghada, Memphis, People, Flowers,
birds, and bugs
Pyramids
Our very first view of
the pyramids
from the bus on our way to our hotel.
It is impossible for me
to tell you
what it was like to see and touch these ancient monuments.
We really were there!
It is hard even for us
to believe.
This pit which once held
a solar boat
was next to the great pyramid.
I remember reading about
it's
discovery and opening back in 1954 when I was a kid.
Even the "little"
pyramids built for
the wives, sisters, and mothers of pharaohs are huge.
You might see a donkey
or ride a
camel right next to the pyramids.
Tourist police patrolled
on camels
too.
The Sphinx
It is closer to the
pyramids than I
had realized.
It was carved out of the
rock that
underlies the area so it sits in somewhat of a pit.
Tourists can't get close
enough to
touch it but can get great views.
No photo trickery, we
were there.
We attended a sound and
light show
one evening.
It began with a pipe and
drum band in
Egyptian costumes marching through the crowd.
Then colored lights
illuminated the
pyramids and the sphinx accompanied with narration of their stories.
Images and laser
graphics were
projected illustrating the stories.
Sights around Cairo and
Giza
Mosques
I am not sure what this
is.
It looks like it belongs
in south
east Asia not Egypt.
Monuments
Shops for tourists and
the local
folks.
And an occasional donkey
wagon.
Another stop was a shop
where we
learned how papyrus reeds are made into paper.
Of course they had
paintings for sale
and we bought some.
Our hotel lobby was
decorated with
"ancient" artifacts.
A perfume shop there had
lots of very
elaborate bottles.
You may think, as I did
before we
went there, that the pyramids are out in the desert but they are in the
town of Giza.
These pictures were
taken from our
hotel.
To see our other stops in
Egypt click on:
Giza and
Cairo, Nile,
Luxor east,
Luxor
west, Esna,
Edfu, Kom
Ombo, Aswan,
Abu Simbel,
Hurghada, Memphis, People, Flowers, birds, and bugs
Thanks
to many friends on the trip for sharing their photos with us and with
you.
Jerry and Carmen, Jeannie and Bill, Kathy and Howard, Jim and Lilly,
Randy and Trena, and Hoy and Nancy thanks again.
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