Day 6 - Pyramids and magic carpets!
First full tour day in Egypt and boy was it a doozy! Started the day at Saqqara checking out some "early" pyramids and tombs. Next up was a visit to a carpet factory where we spent way too much money. After a very nice lunch, we ended the day touring the pyramids in Giza. Another bucket list day!
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First stop, checking out a 4000 year old "step" pyramid in Saqqara. |
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There were several tombs located in the Saqqara necropolis. We were able to tour the tomb of Idut, a young princess from the 5th dynasty. |
Entrance to the Tomb of Idut.. |
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Remarkably well-preserved stone carvings inside the tomb of Idut. |
Some of the carvings still had color/pigment! |
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Is it time for lunch yet? |
Close up! |
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After our tour in Saqqara, in a recurring theme, our tour guide managed to find a place for us to spend money... |
... which we did of course! |
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We ended up buying all three. They shipped them for us directly to KCMO, how convenient! |
After shopping, it was time for lunch. Apparently shopping makes one hungry, who knew? |
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First view of the Giza pyramids from our bus... |
... getting closer! |
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Our entry ticket to the Giza Plateau! |
Approaching the Giza pyramids. |
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Our heroes standing on a pyramid, so cool! |
Yes Angela, you can touch them! |
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John thinking maybe he could climb to the top... |
... then again, maybe not. |
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Obviously, after seeing the Giza pyramids, one must have a camel ride, right? |
The money shot! |
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Angela and her camel Mini! Mine was named Mickey. Our guess was that the name of the camel changed based on the preferred language of the customer... :) |
Our camel "wrangler", he staged/took all the photos! |
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Dismounted from our camels and safely back on the ground! |
A quick visit to the nearby Sphinx... |
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... and back to our hotel in time for dinner! |
