Journey to the Egyptian Pyramids

Ancient Pyramids at Giza is the biggest reason that I put any enthusiasm for the trip to Egypt. Middle Eastern Country impressed with me when I was a little girl just sit and watch TV programs on the pyramid.
Just arrived at Cairo, I had the car started to "cruise the pyramid". Pyramids at Giza, but many people actually know is not the only pyramids in Egypt. There are many kinds of pyramid, so if you have a special delight with these structures, should take a tour of the pyramids of different, though it will consume you period of at least one day.
Red Pyramid

Pyramid Red Pyramid is the first we visited during the voyage.

With 104 meters in Red pyramid is considered the tallest man-made works world at the time it was built. Red Pyramid is often cited as the first destination in the "journey of the pyramid", and is "starting point" for the strength of the first visitors. First, guests walk down a steep path in the hunched posture, stairs going down to who would be very simple with handrails on both sides and the bottom step foot timber is very small. Feeling extremely excited at this time because if his head absently picked up the first beat was ... petrified pain immediately, so you really have to be patient.

Inside the Red Pyramid, Entrance to the room where chon Pharaoh Sneferu was buried

Down the stairs, you will come across two rooms separated by a path through small, only about 1 meter high, then an entrance to the burial chamber where the Pharaoh Sneferu. However, where the only remaining stones husband for, by what has been stolen here were taken away clean graves.

Pyramid layer (Step pyramid of Zoser)

Step pyramid located in Saqqara, which is an ancient cemetery, located in the southern city of Cairo. This is considered the first pyramid which the Egyptians have built this country, in the form pyramids six floors with floor sizes ranging from large to smaller from the bottom. Step height of the pyramid is 62 meters, at the time of completion is in 2611 BC, this is the largest project in Egypt.

At the time of my visit (last month 11 / 2011) Step pyramid is being restored.

The area around the pyramid which is surrounded by walls 10 meters high, including other facilities such as airports, temples and chapels, covering about 16 hectares, equivalent to the size of a large town time.

Pyramids at Giza

Just a glimpse of Khufu pyramid peaks from a distance, my heart was beating faster than usual, probably not make for pretty tired walking in the sun intense, but because I flew quite a distance away, only to look at this place.

More than four thousand years, while all the natural wonders of the ancient world have disappeared, the pyramids at Giza are still standing between earth and sky of Egypt, despite the time and the harshest conditions the hot desert.

Great Pyramid of Khufu or Cheops (the Greek transliteration) is a pyramid with the longest lifespan and also the greatest works of three famous pyramids. Works 146 meters high when it was completed in 2570 BC. Over 46 full whirlwind century, the height of the pyramid is only about 9 meters parcels. Approximately 2.3 million large rock, weighing 2.5 tons / platform has been used for this great work.

 The road climbed up on the room containing the coffin inside the pyramid are not remote, but would be very tired for those with good health, especially when you have to constantly move up and down in a state of bending to the , among a forest of tourists and flickering lights, as well as air quality restrictions.

I was sitting in the same room, the lights blind, stone coffin empty for a long time just to relive the great feeling that, when the dream is finally in the pyramid, between the Middle East cage windswept sand has come true.

Pyramid of Khafre.

Besides the Khufu pyramid is Khafre pyramid. At a height of 136 meters, Khafre pyramid clearly only the second largest only. However, due to higher located, travelers often have to "fool" is it greater than the pyramid of Khufu. This is the only work still remains smooth limestone on its tip.

 Left pyramid is Khafre pyramid Menkaure, the smallest of the three works.

 Last but not least is the Menkaure pyramid, 62 meters high (original height is 66.5 meters). Pyramid is a work which was created by the heavy stone and big tight that he could not find any space from the outside. However, the Khafre pyramid, visitors can see the remote traces as wide as a door. Actually, this is what remains after Malek Abdel Aziz, the son of Saladin tried to sabotage the north side of the pyramid in the year 1186 AD. However, all attempts failed to destroy him to give up after 8 months.

It is true that "Men fear time, but time fear the pyramid".


Sphinx 

Sphinx lies prostrate before the three pyramids. To date, we still do not agree that the Sphinx was built when and for what purposes.

A project is also extremely unique in the Giza pyramids is the Sphinx (English is the Sphinx), an animal with its head and a lion. Than 18 meters high statue and stretched to 57 meters. Sphinx at Giza is a symbol not only of the first image I animals, in Luxor, a city located in the south also exists both long sphinx head of sheep.
If inside the Khufu pyramid:

E Ticket price £ 60 (about 210,000 USD) only allows you to visit the outer reaches of the pyramids at Giza, if you want to continue on the inside of the pyramid, you'll have to buy tickets. In the pyramid there are tickets to the Khufu pyramid is the most expensive.
Each day, the ticket counter only sell 300 tickets inside the pyramid for 300 people, 150 tickets were sold in the morning and 150 tickets were sold in the early afternoon, the price of E £ 100 per person. To go inside, visitors to the camera to the ticket at the door, and not be photographed inside this tomb (with a camera and monitor).

Caution with the problems in the area to visit:

Guests can choose from camel, horse or carriage to move between the pyramids. However, you will also be able to walk if you like.

The invitation was followed hire a donkey, horse or carriage is commonplace in the Giza pyramids. In Egypt, said challenge is also a culture, so you'll get a very high price, then depending on your ability to negotiate the most reasonable price.

Many people have encountered situations Foreign Exchange Market OAM as the fall price, the lessor camels only requires $ 1, but that's just the price put you on, when going out so you might be screaming with higher rates many, can be up to $ 100. In extremely hot desert conditions so, if they do not have the strength to walk back out will be very tired. Typically, for a camel around E £ 35-40/tieng.

Sometimes situations occur camel owners suggest you take pictures just for souvenirs, but then your tip will ask for money.