After lunch, we drove back to Cairo for an excursion to the most famous symbol of Egypt, the Giza pyramids! First, we stopped by at the Great Pyramid, the oldest and the largest among the three, built by the 4-th Dynasty king Khufu (2589-66BC).
We were allowed to scale it, but only to a certain height. As you can see, the rocks are already starting to lose their shapes, but from afar, the pyramids still look like a very smooth triangle.
From left to right : The Great Pyramid, the pyramid of Khafre and the pyramid of Menkaure, built as the burial tomb for three generations of the Egyptian king. The sun at the moment was so glaring and bright we couldn't open our eyes to see much, let alone look in the camera lens, so all photos were taken by estimation. Haaahaa... Although it was hot and sunny, it was dry and we didn't perspire as much as we expected.
We were offered a camel ride but i chickened out due to three reasons. 1) They were really high once mounted and has only a small handle to hold on to 2) They were awfully smelly ( like you cannot imagine!) 3) A particular camel was growling like an angry dog and he kinda scared me
The enigmatic Sphinx, which reminded me of Mona Lisa, don't ask me why. This unexpectedly small landmark seemed to be in place to guard the Pyramids. I was glad i had a chance to see the last remaining Seven Ancient Wonders of the World ( the Giza Pyramids)... :)
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