Dad's Trip to Egypt - Part 1

My Dad took a trip to Egypt in late May/early June 2007. On the trip he visited Cairo, the nearby pyramids of Giza, and a resort town on the Red Sea called Sharm el Sheikh. Here are some pictures from his visit to the pyramids of Giza.

Dad told me that the pyramids of Giza are the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that still exist, and were built about 4,500 years ago!

The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest of the 3 pyramids of Giza, and is made of approximately 2.3 million limestone blocks, weighing an average of 2.5 tons each! My Dad said that you have to see it in person to get a feel for how truly huge it is--even standing almost 100 meters away, the whole pyramid can't be captured in a single picture.


My Dad stood on the pyramid. which looks like it reaches all the way to the sky.


From a great distance, you can see all 3 of the pyramids of Giza, with modern Cairo encroaching in the background.


Before the trip my Dad claimed he wouldn't ride a camel... but here's evidence that he did. My Dad said that it's really difficult to stay on the camel when it stands up and when it gets back down onto the ground. He also said the camel smelled really bad and made sounds like Chewbaca from Star Wars. He was just glad the camel didn't spit at him or try to bite.


The Sphinx also is on the site of the pyramids of Giza. My Dad said it's a good thing the Sphinx's nose fell off, because less than 100 meters from its face is a Pizza Hut/Kentucky Fried Chicken combo restaurant. Ewwww...


The beautiful desert at the pyramids.