the pyramids at Giza and the Sphinx ... this is the main reason i wanted to go to Egypt as these are surely one of the wonders of the world, irrespective of what the current list is! plus i wanted to see the Sphinx before more of the nose fell off
entrance to the Great Pyramin
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entrance from far away for perspective
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dunes in the middle of the city
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last bit of the cladding on top of one of the pyramids
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smaller pyramids
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stepped stones because of the missing cladding
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final resting place for a boat - to carry the soul into the afterlife
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rubble and remnants of buildings
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burial chamber of Queen Henutsen
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plaque outside the queen's tomb
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looked like a shop but the dude wanted money so i passed
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tail of the Sphinx
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the remains of the Sphinx up close and personal
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Waheeda was not photoshopped into this picture!
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some kind of tv/movie stuff going on at the Sphinx
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the nose or lack of it
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to put things into perspective
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these boulders falling off the pyramids were bloody huge!
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a pyramid looking up from the bottom
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sand sand and more sand
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some people and tourist traps
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entrance to one of the pyramids
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3 smaller pyramids bringing up the rear
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trapping the tourist
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more pyramids
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the shade of the great pyramid and the busloads of tourists
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just outside the pyramid before Waheeda huffed and puffed up the long stairway
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the ticket booth, where they charged exorbitant prices to tourists (and even more to take pictures)
