Day 3 in Egypt

At the Egyptian museum we met a man named Mohammad who said he was a history teacher and Egyptologist who offered to give us a tour. Since we were trying to move fast we declined, but he offered us a trip to other pyramids. So we made arrangements.

The next day Mr Mohammad showed up at our hotel at the designated time of 10 a.m. and we headed out through the edges of Giza to Sakara to see some other triangles.

The first stop was about 45 minutes south of Giza. We crouched down to see an amazing tomb with original paintings and hieroglyphics that are 4,000 years old. Tips were involved. Next we saw the "step pyramid" which was the first attempt at a pyramid, kind of like a pyramid with training wheels. More tips.

Our guide suggested a camel ride. We had done one in Australia at Uluru and no one was interested. So we opted for some photos instead. Of course we tipped the camel man.

We continued about 45 minutes further south where we saw the "Bent pyramid," and the "Red Pyramid".  We all climbed the steps to the entrance of the Red Pyramid, but only Deb and David ventured inside (Lisa and I were tired of crouching down).  David counted 140 steps.  Deb paid another tip.

Our final stop was a Egyptian restaurant on the way back.  We saw fresh pitas being made (tip paid).   

Then we had a great meal of fresh pita, Egyptian mezas (tahini, babba ghanoush, etc.).  The main course was  (lamb) sheesh kabab.  I tipped the musicians on the way out.

On the return to the hotel we ran into a terrific traffic jam.  It took us 30 minutes to move a couple feet.  (This Mohammad didn't seem to have as much pull with Allah.  We couldn't see the cause, but Deb said she saw a woman in an argument with a man, so she thought maybe it was a traffic accident that turned into an argument, or maybe vice-versa. Mr Mohammad tried to interest in a trip to the papyrus store, the "Sound and Light" at the Great Pyramid, and a seafood restaurant to no avail. 

We opted for an early night in light of our return trip tomorrow. But when we got back to the room we saw the edges of the Great Pyramid lit for the sound and light show.  So I reckon we "kinda" saw it.