On Thursday we arrived in Egypt around midnight and made our way to our hotel in Giza. With very little sleep, we woke up at 7am to get ready for our tour to the Memphis, Sakkara and the pyramids! We were excited to leave the 120 degree heat in Dubai, but woke up and found out Egypt's 106 degrees with just as hot!
Our first stop was at Memphis. This was the ancient capital and an important religious center. Here we saw ruins of one of Egypt's oldest cities. Here we saw the colossal statue of King Rameses II.
The next stop was at Sakkara. Here we saw the oldest complete stone building complex known in history: The Pyramid of Djoser. It was built in the 27th century BC for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser.
Lastly, we went to see the Great Pyramids of Giza (what we had been waiting for!). The Great Pyramid is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids. It is the oldest of the seven wonders of the ancient world and the only one to remain largely intact. At the pyramids we took time to walk by and up part of the Great Pyramid, go on a camel ride, and of course take lots of pictures! We are still wondering when it's actually going to hit us that we were there... It definitely is an ancient wonder! Then, we ended by seeing the Great Sphinx of Giza. It is one of the world's largest and oldest statues.
Now we are just making our way back towards home. We flew out early and had a long layover in Frankfurt, Germany. We went into Frankfurt to walk and enjoy the views, the food, and of course a beer! Tonight we land in back in Iceland where the trip started off. We will have a few hours at the Blue Lagoon to relax before making our flight back home. For now, we are soaking in our last hours of vacation.
Signing Off,
Jen and Ashley
So cool!!!
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