Cataract Pyramids

Paul & Christine - Cataract Pyramids Resort - Cairo, Egypt - before the Big Stage Race ... Tour d'Afrique - Jan 13, 2011 Begin forwarded message: > From: "pwolfe12@gmail.com" > Date: January 13, 2011 6:08:45 PM GMT+02:00 > To: > Subject: 11012011085.jpg ...

... , still very impressive...god knows how they built them.   There was an opportunity for a camel ride near the Pyramids, I decided to take photos rather than ride, a decision I thought was justified when everyone arrived back (with pretty cool ...

... late in the morning and had to deal with some vicious jet lag.  On the first day after checking into the Cataract Pyramids Resort, we were given the afternoon to settle into our rooms. Because my folks and I were traveling with ...

... that doesn't even bother with street lights because no one obeys them!  We pulled into our hotel, the Cataract Pyramids Resort, and all my expectations were instantly exceeded!  This is no backpacking, hostel trip through ...

Cairo - Cataract Pyramids Resort - Christine Chillin' ... Not much action at the pool Begin forwarded message: > From: "pwolfe12@gmail.com" > Date: January 11, 2011 3:34:19 PM GMT+02:00 > To: > Subject: 11012011081.jpg > Reply-To: "pwolfe12@gmail.com" ...

... pyramid of Djoser. We could barely make out the Bent pyramid in the distance. We also got to see the reminants of failed pyramids (collapsed into rubble or even dust). From Saqqara, we left to visit the Giza plateau.   From the Giza plateau, ...

... ' ol me well I will be happy if I make it to Cape Town!! We have two days of Rider briefings, a ride to the Sakkara Pyramids and then we head via police escort and convoy and police to the Giza Pyramids where we will start the race and head south towards ...

... my journal entries are sensical, and we will be on the way. Once we have left I will no doubt wonder why i tripped the pyramids in about an hour, and did nothing more than traipse from coffee to food stall, but tourism seems a distant second on my mind ...

... meeting with a short introduction of all the staff and their resposabillitys. We then were supposed to do a short 14 km run to some Pyramids but the traffich was so bad and solid that we turen back after a very exciting and nervous 6 km. I decided to ...

... was distracted by a phone call she got. We then went up to the Upper plateau and from there you can get a great view of the 3 pyramids. Great photo opportunity. It is there that she got a camel ride for me and now I have pictures of me on a camel with ...

... . The farewell dinner on Sunday night did not include a baked Alaska as most cruise ships do, but instead a re-creation of the great pyramids of Giza. And tasty too! Monday morning (day 9) found us up early (lots of that going on for this trip) to ...

After a ghastly ride across Sinai [I can see why Moses did not like the place] we arrived at the Cataract hotel within sight of the Great Pyramids.  A very nice place, probably constructed during the British tenure there. Our tour leader, Mr.Ahmed ...

... ) and merchants on donkey drawn carts pass by on a busy road. Derelict brick buildings, open tracts of dusty land, and palm trees occupy most of the foreground. Occasionally one can steal a glimpse of the distant pyramids. Sounds of prayer fill the ...

As the largest city in Egypt and Africa's most populous city, Cairo attracts thousands and thousands of tourists each year due to its strong historic characteristics.A journey through Cairo was indeed a virtual time travel. We had waited for this ...

Woke in our "first class" carriage just before 730 waiting for the first of text updates from the AFL Grand final...being a Collingwood supporter for 30 years to be stuck on a train in the middle of Egypt was not the best.... Anyway everyone kept me up ...

... (when in Egypt…)  We agree to a price and then set out into the desert to get a view looking back at the pyramids.  The camels are hilarious and it is a bit of an uncomfortable challenge to stay seated on them, especially when the terrain ...

... to the pyramids. Just did a quick look around as I knew I'd be going back with the tour I'd start soon. After the pyramids I needed another break from Cairo in the hostel. You're constantly honked at by taxis offering you rides and people trying to ...

... brand spanking new next to the Giza pyramids. At least nothing worth seeing anyway. After my awestruck state faded, I wandered around the pyramids for a couple of hours. From time to time I would climb up on one of them and just sit down. It's a ...