First post about my trip to historical Egypt. We flew on a night flight and arrived in Cairo early morning. Our tour bus drove us from Cairo to Saqqara. This place is renowned for its step pyramids, the earliest in Egypt and were the prototypes for the later pyramids.
This is the pyramid of Djoser, which was under restoration when we visited. The weather in Cairo is cool in the morning, about 22 deg. The sands at Saqqara were soft and fine, pretty much like those you find at isolated beaches.
We could get in to the Pyramid of Teti for free at Saqqara. Despite being a small tomb, it is easy to navigate and we could see the inner passages intact. The carvings on the wall were still well preserved.
A stairs leading down to the burial chamber.
Late morning, we drove to the area called Memphis, which was the ancient capital of Lower Egypt. Currently at this site, they displayed various relics from ancient Egypt, including a Sphinx, a statue of Ramses II (right behind me in this picture) and other stone statues.
Also in this site is this colossal limestone statue of Ramses II. This statue is really huge and just look at the size comparing to the visitors around it. A very fine piece of mastery by the Ancient Egyptians.
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