An Engineering Marvel.

It was a long day yesterday. So much to see and barely enough time to see it all. Our first stop was of the pyramids. Here you can see two of them emerging from the smog of the city. Needless to say we got more and more excited as we got closer.



This man almost ate pavement. We were cruising along and he walked out in front of our car. Good thing our driver was paying attention otherwise we would have had a mess on our hands.



The Great Pyramid is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that is still This particular pyramid took 15 years to build and was 147 ft tall but after 4000 years of exposure to the elements it's down to 137 ft. The average weight for one of the stones is about 4 tons. I'll spare you the rest of details. If you're really interested, google it or something.



The four of us on the Great Pyramid. I wish I could have climbed all the way to the top.



This is the second pyramid at Giza built by Khafre. Yes, we had a chance to actually go inside this pyramid. Very small narrow tunnels.



A view from inside the second pyramid. It was a tight fit, especially with people passing one another.



Saddle up. After some debating on whether or not we wanted to fork out the money to ride some camels, we figured it would be worth it.



Move out.



Not bad. It was a pretty bumpy ride but we made it out to where you could see all three of the pyramids. While there, a man on a donkey came galloping over and offered us drinks. Sure, why not, I love riding a camel around the pyramids while sipping an ice cold beverage.



Heading back. I tried to get a picture of our guide without him noticing. I'm pretty sure he figured out what was going on.



The other guys on there noble steeds. No big deal. It's just a desert. Good thing we had camels.



A camel family enjoying the sights and munching on some greens.



Classic tourist shot. Couldn't leave without it.



Ah, the sphinx. It was carved from one giant rock, or at least that's what we were told. Either way it's pretty amazing.



Sorry ladies.



Visiting the pyramids took up most of our day, but we had time to stop by a few other sites. One of them being a carpet making school. Yeah, I know, it doesn't really relate to the pyramids but it was still pretty cool. They said it can take up to a couple months to complete one square meter of a carpet depending on the type. I bought one. I needed it for my room back in Jerusalem. I'm sure it will turn out to be a good buy.

Just a few days left in Cairo and then on to Jordan. Keep checking back for more updates.

Take care.