Inside the Red Pyramid in Dashur. (like the finger jam/chimney move?)
Yesterday we visited a handful of pyramids starting an hour away from Cairo. Which puts us at Dahshur where we walked into the Red Pyramid. Hiked up to about 23 meters and then found ourselves in this chute that just went straight back down where we had to be hunched over the entire time. When we reached the bottom it smelled like Formaldehyde from 6th grade science class probably due to the mold on the ceiling.
We also visited Memphis for the open air museum and Saqqura for the Step Pyramid (not shown)
Wai walking up to the entrance of the Great Pyramid of Khufu
Once we finally made it to Giza the Great Pyramid of Khufu was towering over the endless apartment buildings. Technically there's 9 pyramids in this area, but the three main ones are Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. Walking up to these giants made us question the engineering and techology of these ancient civilizations. Built 146.5 meters high around 2600 B.C.... really?
Wai and I in front of the Pyramid of Khufu.
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