Egypt ~ part 3

A huge advantage of going to Egypt with a friend is the ability to babysit for each other, then we could both enjoy a date with our hubbies... plus Jeanne found the fabulous resort that we stayed in and since they had been to Egypt before, they were a great source of information. On the Wednesday Kevin & I took a tour into Cairo to see the pyramids and the Egyptian Museum. However, our first stop was a Muslim Mosque (didn't get the name of it - sorry). I wasn't expecting this stop but enjoyed learning about the traditions and seeing the inside of the Mosque.

The heat was so intense that a head covering became a necessity.

don't know if you can see, but in the horizon past Cairo are the pyramids

motorway in Cairo with the pyramids in the background

Once we got to the pyramids I was blown away with how big they are. The individual blocks used in the base are taller than I am and the cuts are perfectly straight, even after all these years. Amazing...

Kevin is such a clown - he loves doing these type of pictures but of course I join in as well

Kevin decided to go into one of the pyramids. I had been warned that it would probably be too much for my asthma due to the heat & the dust. Kevin did emerge from the pyramid, but after his trip in he agreed it would not have been good for my asthma...

One of the locals tried to get Kevin to buy a turban. He even went so far as putting it on Kevin & taking a picture but Kevin wasn't in the buying mood...

Our next stop was the Sphinx. The detail & the size are just breathtaking.

I love how this picture shows the huge size and detail of the Sphinx's feet stretched out in front

Not only are there orange carrots in Egypt, but they grow red carrots...

Lastly we visited the Egyptian Museum. We were running very short on time with our tour so we had to quickly go through the museum... but we were amazed at the artifacts inside. Again a very surreal experience looking at things that I have only read about in history class or seen on the History Channel.