We opted to explore the pyramids of Giza in the traditional (ahem! touristy) fashion and road in on camels. I think it was worth it just for the photos and to avoid walking around the desert in the middle of the summer in the middle of the day. People, it is HOT here. HOT, as in, try to avoid going outside between 10:00 am and 7:30 pm because you will burn up in exactly 5 seconds. But, I digress. We spent one day visiting the pyramids of Giza (pictured), Saqqara, and Memphis. Saqqara is where the step pyramid of Gozer, a temple designed by Imhotep, and some colorfully decorated tombs. There isn't much left of (Ancient Egyptian) Memphis other than some statues. We also saw many many statues at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, which was... awesome, but overwhelming. Basically, it's like walking into a storeroom of antiquities. Very few items were labeled and the organization was sketchy. There was a lot of really neat old stuff, but we weren't exactly sure why it was so cool (other than because it was really old). We also visited the bazaar and had tea and a sheesha at a 200 year old tea shop. After two days in Cairo, we hopped aboard the overnight train for Luxor.
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