Grand Pyramids and The Sphinx

Cairo Day 4

Today felt as though I was walking through postcards or a history picture book. It is so easy to see why these pyramids are a “Wonder of the world”. Unbelievable.
Like the cliche says, photos cannot do it justice. The size of them is phenomenal. Just the Grand Pyramid has 2.3million bricks that came from a quarry over 25km away and range in weight from 2 - 75 tonnes!!!! The bricks were floated up the Nile during times of flood but that doesn’t explain how they were built. I know there are many theories, but seeing them up close just makes each theory seem almost ludicrous. Surely one day they will uncover giant cranes buried deep below the ground as that’s the only thing that makes any sense to me.
We went inside and boy was it hot and steep!! It surprised me that it wasn’t cool like inside a cave but apparently the lime stone absorbs the heat, of which there is a LOT!!!
Next stop was The Sphinx; another gob smacking site.
I keep having to stop myself and marvel at what I am seeing. It all feels sooooo unbelievable.
We had some free time before our overnight train to Aswan so Jim and I decided to go to the hotel next door and have a swim. It was just what the doctor ordered and was a blissful wind down.Read more