WE CAN'T BELIEVE WE ARE HERE!  

  Cairo, population 23 million (and they were all at the Sphinx)

 There are 126 Pyramids, we got to visited 7

 The Great Pyramids of Giza are the only remaining Wonder of the Ancient World 

 Having a guide to drive you around Cairo - PRICELESS 

We really try to get Chris to stop touching everything!

Camels, Horses and sheep oh my.

We knew what cartorches, canopic jars and that during the mummification process the Egyptians pulled the brain out of the nose after smushing it up before we came here!

We were not allowed to photograph inside the pyramid, but we were in there.  At first it was just a teenee bit claustrophobic, but an amazing experience.  Not only are these edifices over 4000 years old, they were built only as a burial site for one king and all his favorite things to use in the afterlife.  Every single pyramid, with the exception of Tutankhamun's  tomb, had been robbed!  Nothing left, even the gold cap at the top of the pyramids was stolen.  

We saw the Solar Barque (boat) , built for Cheops treasure.  This boat was buried un-assembled.  Once excavated it took a crew 6 months to put it together.

AMAZING!  Cheops wanted his afterlife slaves to put this together so he could sail his soul into eternity.

This is a statue of Ramsees II ( Sorry about the spelling, I can't figure out the spell check on this computer!!)  This is the Ramasees thought to be from Moses time.  He was one of the longest ruling Pharaogh's.

Jet lag.....what jet lag!....  It's been a Great first day!