The Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx

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The Pyramids

Our morning began with a trip to the Pyramids. We paid the extra money to go inside of the Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops). We were not allowed to have cameras inside the pyramid, but it was a wonderful experience. We had to walk bent over through the first part of the passageway, and then we were able to walk upright. It was a long climb, but once we reached the top, it was an open tomb. I got to lay inside of the sarcophagus, everyone was quiet, and when people came up with their flashlights, they were surprised. My cousin Becky Moyer did it to me first. What fun. We got some good pictures, but we had to be quick because we were hounded by peddlers when we were out of the bus. We had people with us, an armed guard, our guide, and a representative from EO (Educational Opportunities, the company we booked our trip with).

Our first look at the Pyramids from the bus

Posing with the Wetzel Chronicle!

After leaving the first pyramid, we were bussed to the second, and we got the panoramic pictures from this angle. It is just amazing to look around the pyramids and see the city just out of the view from the camera. It is really close to the city. And Cairo is a huge city.

The third pyramid we visited we were able to ride the camels. What an experience.

From the third pyramid we were bussed to the Sphinx. We got a view of all three pyramids and the Sphinx together, and the Sphinx is smaller than we thought. WHat you see on tv is not always reality, they portray the area as desolate, not right next to a big city. One direction you are facing the Sphinx, and you turn 180 degrees and you are facing a Pizza Hut!