| Our Holiday in Egypt ..........Page 2 |
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| Waiting in the hotel lobby for the Guide to arrive ......... |
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| Finally, in front of the Giza pyramids! Realization of a life long dream ...... |
| From right to left these pyramids were built for Cheop (Khufu), Chepren (Khafre) and Mycerinus (Menkaure) presumed to be father, son and grandson ...... |
| A typical family picture in front of Cheops' pyramid. This is the tallest of the three. Cheops (2589 - 2566 BC) was the second ruler of the Fourth Dynasty. |
| The Great Sphinx. Located in front of Chepren's pyramid. |
| Shreya & Sattam crawling into the inner chamber..... |
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| 240 ft long and 66 ft high. Head and body curved out of a single block of stone... paws and legs built separately.... Traditionally, the face was built to resembled the king .... Was it Chepren's face.....? |
| A close-up of Chepren's pyramid. The outer coating of white limestone is eroded with time, except at the top..... |
| According to legend, Alexander the great stood in front of the Sphinx some day in the past ...... |
| The famed pyramids of Giza are located on the west bank of the river Nile. These three pyramids are the largest and the most well constructed. These are the ones open to the tourists these days. Khufu's pyramid, known as the Great Pyramid contains more than 2 million stone blocks averaging over 2 tons in weight. No one knows how long it took to build the Great Pyramid or the others. However, it was a massive engineering feat that required thousands of workers........... |
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| The next stop was a Papyrus factory and showroom... |
| There are several of them all over Egypt. They revived the art and has been nurturing it ...... |
| They actually demonstrate the ancient art of paper making here. |
| Artwork on Papyrus papers are also sold here at exorbitant price.... elsewhere they are cheaper |
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| Lunch at a seafood joint...the food was delicious.. |