The Pyramids!

So! The PYRAMIDS! It is a challenge to write this post, because I feel like there was so much going on that day. But I will try my very best! Let me just say first, it was fabulous to see the pyramids. In most of the pictures the biggest Pyramid, looks like the Great pyramid, but its actually the second one built in the area. The Pharaoh built the Pyramid on a higher plane to make his seem bigger than his fathers. So thanks dad, for all you've taught me, but I'm making my pyramid cooler than yours. The Pyramid on the far right is the newest, and smallest, but was also the closest so the difference isn't as drastic as it was in real life. Giza is about an hour outside Cairo. We took the AUC buses to it, and about 300 people went, so it was quite a large adventure. That was good and bad, at the same time. Good, because we had a guide on each bus that toured us around, but bad because we just got shuttled from site to site. We didn't really get to go close to the pyramids at all because they drove us past them to a place to take panoramic pictures. Either way it was amazing. Driving in on a highway, I could see them out the bus window, which is pretty bizarre considering Giza is a lot poorer than Cairo - and that's saying something. Anyway, the looming pyramids over a run down city is a pretty unusual view. After we saw the pyramids, we got in the buses again and drove over to the see the Sphinx. It is also by the oldest "block" building in the world. The Sphinx was a lot smaller than I thought it was. It looks big in the pictures, but they're very deceiving. After the Sphinx, we ate lunch and went to Saqqara, where the oldest step pyramid is. We got to spend more time at this one, and actually get close to it, so I was pretty pleased. Saqqara is much more secluded, so it really felt like we were hardcore out in the desert. Also, there are several small pyramids in the area. One is called the Titi Pyramid, and we got to go inside! It looks pretty shady on the outside, and the passageway in is pretty narrow and difficult to walk down in. Once inside, it's pretty great though. It is by far some of the most impressive stuff I've seen so far. I mean, imagining ancient Egyptians honouring the Pharoh there is pretty interesting. We didn't actually get to go down to the tomb, but the hieroglyphics on the wall were very impressive. So I've seen the Pyramids! The last standing of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World!