Pyramids Of Giza

The Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders Of the Ancient World. It was a breathtaking experience as we marveled til there. The feeling of standing in front of a giant staircase like Pyramid, the size of each stone there is about the size of an unit standard shop lot that we see in shopping complex nowadays.
I am not telling more story about it, let the pictures tell you all. The pyramid is also accessible for 100 Egyptian pounds, about what's inside it, you really got to experience yourself. It would not be interesting anymore if the secret is revealed here.





We also went for the Camel ride, which is an uncommon exciting experience on the desert.




Watch out for the hidden "poo-poo"s in the sands. But it is really worth taking this experience. It was unforgettable to me.




Take a look at the wide breathtaking desert. I just love the lovely blue sky there, no clouds at all, sky was extremely clear.





As you can see, there are only 3 main pyramids that remains, originally were more than just those. If I'm not mistaken, 110 included those small ones; and mainly were originally completely covered by solid lime stone and flat surface, instead of the staircase type that we are looking now.




Then, we moved to the next beautiful neighbor.


The Sphinx.

*To be continued.

Back in 6-Month; The Saqqara

As have promised to deliver all the photos taken from my Egypt trip, here are they. I know it's a bit or very very late to do this, but still there are people out there that would like to see how great Egypt is. Photos had been prepared for long time, but only been post them on today for many reasons. Anyway... ...


The Saqqara Steps Pyramid, one of a traditionally building attributed to the Pharaoh Khafre.


It is an absolute wonder of engineering to build this huge thing and...


Its distinctive architectural style totally identifies it as being among the oldest stone buildings in Egypt.


The steps pyramids were built before the Giza pyramid, which means older than the most famous pyramid today.



Use to be, 8km long and 1km wide.
The great necropolis reconstructed in its entirety.
But now, there are not much left to be see anymore.



Still a great place to visit, because most of the important structures are still existing.


Here are some other random shots,






It is big, and it's memorable.

Colossal Statue of Ramses II in Memphis, Cairo

The first thing we did once the arrival in Cairo was,
having our delicious Egytians' BBQ chickens lunch,
Marinated with their herbs and spices,
then cooked with fresh peppers and onions.





Caviar Restaurant, a beautiful restaurant.


After that,
We then drove to Memphis,
One of the oldest cities on Earth.
Legendary Memphis was the capital of te ancient Egypt throughout the old kindom.
There we could we the colossal Statue of Ramses II, The temple for Embalming the Scared Bull, Apis and the Alabaster Sphinx.
As you scroll down, you would notice that,
The Statue of Ramses II is so so huge!
And I really love the statue... WOW~~~


* 2 Shots above are taken by Lomo Horizon Camera.
And here is the Colossal Statue of Ramses II.








Here the tour guide was explaining the broken statue beside him, "As you can see the statue beside me, he is very fat. It means he was a very very rich king last time."

* Shots by LCA+ camera.

My mom was so much more excited than me when she saw the statue.

Every single details that was carved has their meanings or represents.

The crown, the cobra on the crown, the straight forward false beard...

The encient signs of something protective in their beleives.

The sword, the belt, the name as well. Everything...

* Shots taken by Digital Camera.

It is huge isn't it?

Next, the Alabaster Sphinx is one interesting statue as well, which was placed in Memphis as well.

It was old enough since it is B.C.

The Alabaster sphinx of Amenophis II.

Largest of the extant sphinxes carved from a SINGLE block and it once flanked the entrance of the Temple of Ptah.

4.5m high and 8m long.

It was funny that time because Ayman guided us the story too quickly and if you attempt to listen to the story, you would miss your chance to shoot pictures.

As a result, I didn't know what this statue's name neither its story. Just the pictures, Haha!

Ayman told us that he promised the next location he was bringing us to would be many times more interesting than Memphis.