For our last day in Cairo, we went to the Egyptian Museum which was beautiful
but camera averse and then to Saqqara (aka Sakara) which has some of the oldest
tombs and the step pyramids.
These were pictures on the wall inside one of the graves
The color is quite well preserved after almost 5000 years.
They also have phone booths
thoguh I think these are probably a recent addition.
The step pyramid is quite a site
and made hills like this one
take on a new meaning.
Walking along the paths in the old city of the dead
was quite an experience because the crowds were small compared
to the area of the city. Of course, it was quite hot.
This guard
asked me to take his picture and then demanded baksheesh.
those of you viewing this should contribute to the
pound I had to pay him .
In the distance, across desert you could see the pyramids at Giza
We took a picture of one of the burial pits
but it was hard to see down 100 feet to the bottom.
Then, the outside of the tombs
and the wall of cobras
left us ready to drive to Memphis which we could see from a distance
In Memphis, the main attraction is the gigantic status of Ramses II.
Here are his head,
his belt cartouche,
his chest engraving,
his good arm,
(notice the strong muscle)
his shoulder,
his bad leg,
his ear
the engraving of his wife in his leg
and his entire length
We took this picture towards Saqqara
and this in the outer yard
and these of the alabaster pyramid
Our last stop in Egypt was at Khan al Khalili, the bazaar (souk)
where these gentlemen
sold us some elegant T shirts and offered not enough camels for
my wife or children.
This man seemed to characterize our final warm feeling
as Suzanne left her last shopping excursion
and this guy said goodbye
At the airport, we took the obligatory phone booth pictures
where we were accused of taking pictures for fun
and even this one of a mail box
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The color is quite well preserved after almost 5000 years.
They also have phone booths
thoguh I think these are probably a recent addition.
The step pyramid is quite a site
and made hills like this one
take on a new meaning.
Walking along the paths in the old city of the dead
was quite an experience because the crowds were small compared
to the area of the city. Of course, it was quite hot.
This guard
asked me to take his picture and then demanded baksheesh.
those of you viewing this should contribute to the
pound I had to pay him .
In the distance, across desert you could see the pyramids at Giza
We took a picture of one of the burial pits
but it was hard to see down 100 feet to the bottom.
Then, the outside of the tombs
and the wall of cobras
left us ready to drive to Memphis which we could see from a distance
