Day 4 Stop 2 Aswan High Dam. Damn it's big!
The Lake Nasser Reservoir holds 132km3 of water.

That's 34,870,710,806,250 gallons of water.
34.8 TRILLION gallons!! To protect monuments of historical & cultural significance, UNESCO organized the movement of 22 of them! Abu Simbel was the most well known and largest of them.

The Russian Egypt Friendship Memorial is at the site to commemorate Russia's pivotal role in building the dam. ...

Day 4 stop 1 Philae was one of several ancient temples moved by #UNESCO during the construction of the #Aswan High Dam. It was relocated from one island to another island nearby.

It is the largest temple for the #goddessisis. ...

Day 3 stop 8 the oldest market in Cairo. Mostly for tourists, but the boy carrying all that pita on his head ?!? was delivering it to restaurants and the oldest coffee shop in Cairo. ...

Day 3 Stop 7 Lunch at Gad Restaurant near Khan el Khalili. I mentioned I wanted #falafel for lunch and was treated to the best falafel I've ever had!! This recipe falafel stuffed w/sauteed onions, chilis and spices. YUM! ...

Day 3 part 6 stop 4 The Thuya & Yuya exhibit was fascinating. An excellent collection of artifacts and was the best ever found until Thuya's great-grandson, Tutankhamun was found. ...

Day 3 Stop 6 Part 3 King Tut.
You aren't allowed to take photos in the treasure room. But you can buy a postcard of Tut's Funeral Mask and take a picture of that! ...

Day 3 Stop 6 Part 2 King Tut. The Tutankhamun Collection will move to it's new location next year in a full size replica of his tomb at the new Grand Egytian Musem. For now it remains as amazing as when Howard Carter discovered it in 1922.

It was my second time seeing Tut in Cairo, and it doesn't disappoint. The photos do not do justice to the artifacts! ...

Day 3 Stop 6 Part 1 there were soooooo many amazing things I had to share! ...

Day 3 Stop 3. Just a very quick photo op at the Pyramid of Khafre, son of Khufu.

I like the tourist policeman on his camel! ...

Day 3 Stop 2 Solar Boat Museum. Next to (or behind depending on your point of view) the largest ancient Egyptian boat was found. Khufu used this boat during his life to visit sacred sites and was buried near his pyramid to help him find his way to Ra.

It is made of cedar wood and was 143ft (43.6m) long and 19.5ft (5.9m) wide. It was discovered in 1954 in 1224 pieces ready for reassembly. ...

Day 3 stop 1 THE pyramid. The Great Pyramid of Khufu. It is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world that remains. From the time it was built, in 2560BCE, until 1311CE, it was the tallest building in the world!

Did you know you can go inside?? The standard ticket allows you into the area, but a special ticket (600EGP), also allows you entry to multiple pyramids and the Solar Boat Museum. ...

Day 1 ends with sunset, sundowners, sound & light show and dinner overlooking the sphinx and Giza.

Tip the first show is in English and the second is en francais. 😘 ...

Day 1 odds and ends seen while driving oung between the sites. Date palms, palm fronds, tutus and more. ...

Day 1 Stop 4 Dashur. I climbed up to the entrance, then crouched and bent, climbed down into the Red Pyramid, named for the iron deposits in the stone. Once inside I saw the first and false burial chamber. Then I climbed again into the supposed true burial chamber.

Pyramids are dark and not for the claustrophobic.

Near the Red pyramid is the Bent Pyramid. While they were building it collapsed under its own weight, so the builders changed the angle of the pyramid to prevent additional collapses.

The Bent pyramid is even smaller to crawl in. But you can go in either or both! ...

Day 1 stop 3 Memphis! 2 statues of Rameses, a sphinx and more! ...

Day 1 Stop 2 Tomb of Kagemni. He was an advisor/vizier to Pharoah Teti. It is amazing to be able to walk into a 4000+ year old tomb. The stories carved into the walls tell of Kagemni's life. ...