Great Sphinx Giza

We had 4 stops today to the most famous sites around Cairo including, Giza, Memphis, Saqqara and Dahsur. We hired a taxi to take us to all 4 stops for about $30, which is a bargain considering most private hotels offer a tour to the pyramids alone for the same price. We found this driver outside the citadel a few days ago and used him again after …

With no time in between, we departed the train station in Cairo and boarded the bus to Giza, destination: Pyramids. Thankfully the Pharoahs smiled down on us and we were thrilled to see the day was shaping up to be clear and sunny. Being in the middle of the desert, there is always a fine dust in the air but it was nothing compared to the sand …

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We flew thought he night, and arrived in Cairo, Egypt at 5:40am, although you sleep pn the plane, it is never quite the same. We got to our hotel, and relaxed until about 1:00pm, when we left to see the Pyramids and the Sphinx.

The Oasis Hotel, where we are staying, is actually located in Giza, along with the pyramids; …

Made it to London!! just had a shower, brushed my teeth with water that I can actually drink, had bacon and eggs and a coffee with proper milk! Feel like a normal person again. Egypt was a fantastic experience but now that I've ticked it off the list I doubt I'll be back. 9 days of being starred at, harassed in English and Arabic, hassled …

Day 2 – Egypt & Jordan Adventure

After last night's drama with Lucky and the 200 Le note, she found a new hiding place this morning. It was back in her bag. We were supposed to get a wakeup call at 8am and when Lucky said "So much for the wakeup call!" at 8.01am the phone rang. Yesterday I bought water from the local guys and …

We had to be up at 7:00 am to get to breakfast. We both were a little tired, because we only had a few hours of sleep. The breakfast in the hotel was great. We don't know how much it was. I suspect that we will be surprised tomorrow when we check-out.

We met our guide, Salma Kassem . When I was here with the group of Penn State students, …

So I am sure all of you are thinking Egypt, now...really? Well, yes. We are in Egypt and we had a great time visiting the pyramids today. With the revolution that took place about 18 months ago tourism has significantly decreased in Egypt. Our guides said by as much as 80%. It made visiting the pyramids quite nice as this is one of the few places …

The title here should be pretty self explanatory. End of blog...... Na jokes! Today I went to see the pyramids of Gizeh as well as the colossus or Ramses II and also the pyramids of Saqqara. The first stop was the ancient ruins of Memphis. There were many artifacts and statues that had been discovered in this area. The area is significant as it was …

Cairo was an AMAZING SURPRISE! Everything about our short visit to the city was amazing. The people here are friendly, and we couldn't ask for a better place to stay - right across from the Great Sphinx and Pyramids. We ate on the roof top and watched the sound and light show, took a tour of the historic sites, and even rode some camels across the …

... with the head of a human and a lion's body. This monumental statue, the first truly colossal royal sculpture in Egypt, known as the Great Sphinx, is a national symbol of Egypt, both ancient and modern. It has stirred the imagination of poets, scholars, ...

... this was the most exciting and amazing experience I have ever had in my life.  Next we walkeddown to see the Great Sphinx- very cool! There were a number of straychildren wondering around asking for money or selling things to tourists formoney or ...

... many camels?" Egyptian merchants believed that it was a compliment.    Power to the people We were standing by the Sphinx and looking at the city that filled the horizon. In fact, the people of Cairo were a very patient bunch. ...

Day 1 was the pyramids and the Great Sphinx. What a way to start off! The area was locked down like Ft. Knox understandably. There were 9 pyramids in the area and lots of smaller tombs built for the Foreman and other high ranking officials. Thousands of ...

... trying to leave something so they could communicate to us in the future. But then again, i know absolutely nothing. There is also the Great Sphinx which faces the sun and is a half-human, half-cat / lion statue that had his nose lopped off ...

... of the pyramids. Despite the haze and pollution, the grandeur of the Pyramids was evident. We had not realized that Giza, the site of the Great Sphinx is an outer suburb of Cairo and the buildings appear to extend to the very edge of the desert and the ...

... seem to quickly ebb, and everyone was quickly buddy-buddy. The big tourist thing is obviously the Pyramids and the Great Sphinx, but they aren't that exciting.  They are empty (everything remaining inside having looting been moved to the ...

... . Call me a sucker if you want. After viewing the pyramids from nearby and afar, we were taken over to the site of the great Sphinx, a massive block of carved stone sitting in front of the pyramids, staring into the distance as if on guard for some enemy ...

... of the Pyramids with out many people getting in your way. Check out my pics and decide. Icing on the cake: The great Sphinx of Giza: The Great Sphinx is one of the world's largest and oldest statues but basic facts about it, such as when it was built, ...

... find any photographic evidence of course, they were all swiftly deleted. Our final stop for today was the statue of the Great Sphinx. Although it is said to still retain the mysteries that have puzzled scholars, tourists and scientists for thousands of ...