Memphis

The original capital of Egypt.

Honestly, I'd skip it.
It didn't strike me as all that fascinating to see piles of rubble and broken statuary out-of-place.

It wasn't unpleasant, and the statue of Ramses II is an amazing sculpture, as is the 2nd largest sphinx (much smaller than the 1st).

Maybe my brain was just overloaded, overheated, and overfed from the delicious lunch we ate.Read more