Step Pyramid of Djoser Cairo

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Just like AMTRAK, the train was over an hour late getting into Giza Station. We were met by Saggy and quickly put in our van. We were on a crazy ride to Dahshur to see the Red and Bent Pyramids. These pyramids have only recently been open to the public. It used to be on military property. Both pyramids were built by Snefru, father of Khufu who …

Well... What a totes amazeballs 9 days in Egypt. 40 new friends, amazing new experiences and sightseeing and a bit of trouble in the belly. Our first rule of Egypt – never trust a ****. Anyways a few months ago we got a status update on Facebook from a travel company over here offering a 9 day trip to Egypt for 100 quid staying in 4 and 5 …

This is my last post and unlike all the others it is being written retrospectively, this is technically my third day home. We flew into Adelaide on the 25^th at 4.45 in the afternoon and I spent most of what was left of that day moaning in pain on my parents couch being force fed cordial (which actually really helped). Yesterday I slept …

During our flight from Athens to Cairo on Olympic Airlines, Kurt leans across the isle and whispers, “We’re the only ones wearing shorts.” It’s true. In our effort to be on time to the airport, we have given no thought to our manner of dress for our trip to Cairo. Three of us are in shorts.

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... is where some of the first pyramids were built and perfected before being expressed in the designs at Giza. We visited the Step Pyramid of Djoser, which being built in the 27th century BC is the oldest stone monument in the world and the first ever ...

... amp;%$ HOT!!  I spent about 9 days in all in Egypt before heading south on Safari. It started off at the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara and ended with Abu Simbel. I had alot concerns from friends and co-workers about going to Egypt and ...

... .   My day started at Saqqara; Saqqara was the old site and is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt where I saw the step pyramid of Djoser and visited the Imhotep Museum. Next stop was Dahshur, where I took the long and somewhat difficult trek to ...

... that was built for the kings and nobles of the Old Kingdom, which was centered around the capital city Memphis. The Step Pyramid of Djoser, King of Egypt from 2667 to 2648 BC, was the first pyramid built in Egypt. While it was definitely amazing to stand ...

... at our first destination, Saqqara.  Saqqara is the site of the first Pharoanic pyramids, the most famous being the Step Pyramid of Djoser, and the Imhotep Museum, named after the origional pyramid architect, Imhotep.  Most of the site is ruins ...

... weaving in and out of each other. We did manage to make it in one piece. In Saqqara, we visited the step pyramid of Djoser and adjacent funerary complex, the pulverized pyramids of Userkaf and Titi(which resembled piles of rubble more than pyramids), ...

... statue and they second largest Sphinx statue in the area.  After this place we headed over to Saqqara home of the Step Pyramid of Djoser.  It was really impressive with its size however its location was kind of interesting.  We were ...

... on a price and were taken to Saqqara and Memphis. At Saqqara is the oldest stone monument in the world, the step pyramid of Djoser. It is more crude than the other, larger pyramids, but impressive still. As were the paintings in the surrounding ...

... ) but I was relaxed about it. Whatever it was, she was in a bad mood!   At Saqqara we saw the Step Pyramid of Zoser and surrounding areas including the Mastaba of Ti and Philosophers Circle. The latter was nothing special, just some old and wrecked ...

... also crocodiles and hippos. There are fishermen, men dancing and farming. Amazing. We then drove up to the original pyramid, the Step Pyramid of Djoser. This is being restored at the moment. After lunch at a local restaurant we drove back to Giza. Life ...