Last Day in Egypt

Last Day in Egypt

Sun, Oct 31: Giza, Cairo, Egypt With my flight leaving at 7PM, I took the opportunity to revisit the Giza plateau on my own. I talked to the front desk and got a complimentary late checkout until 4pm, then took an Uber to get to the pyramids. I went to the Khemit shop again, and…

Great Sphinx Tour

Great Sphinx Tour

Fri, Oct 29: Giza, Cairo, Egypt I love the Sphinx, and always wondered why it looked so worn. Erosion patterns on the Sphinx and the enclosure suggest it was caused by water and is at least 12000 years old per Robert Schoch. I looked, and I would agree. Coincidentally the lion pointed to the constellation…

Lahun Pyramid Tour

Lahun Pyramid Tour

Thu, Oct 28: Faiyun, Egypt Unique for its curved stone ceilings and arched doorways – not found in any other pyramid I saw. The precision granite box is also different, having a lip extended around the perimeter. The bats were the same though.