To start with, I didn't blow up this one! It was like that when I found it. I swear!!! Anyway, we were told that this was one of the smaller pyramids which have fallen into ruins so nothing to see here... moving on.
The next best thing (so we thought) was riding the camels we found in the area. It costs something like USD10 per person for a 3 minute ride. It was a very short ride and not worth the money we paid. We only realized that after we went to Azwan where the ride was more like 25 minutes including a boat ride on the Nile and a visit to a village for only USD35.
So here you see me and Sophia on our camels for the short 3 minute ride!
The only consolation we got was a "group" photo with our new friends! Not the prettiest of friends but hey.... they sure look different.
In a place where the main attraction was only the pyramids, we decided that we have to be more creative to have interesting photos. So here we have Sophia trying to lift a boulder from the pyramids.
Overall Egypt is really an interesting place to visit. A word of caution to intending visitors on the prices of any goods and services. For example, basic things like Mineral Water can cost anywhere between 3-5 times more than its normal price. As long as you're a tourist, prices for everything jumps 3-5 times their normal rates. So bargaining skills are required.
Some more photos of our visit are shown below:
Never thought I would be holding a live croc in my hands. Crocodile Dundee Malaysian Version!
A truly beautiful night scene of the many temples in Egypt!
The only temple built by a female Pharoah who pretended she was a man.
Our convoy to Abu Simble. We had a mini bus, the rest of the transportations were for others. I think there were at least 70 to 80 buses and mini vans all going at once to cross the Sahara Dessert!
These were the guys with big guns who accompanied us during the trip to Abu Simble. One each in the bigger buses! So you can imagine the level of security we had with us!
Sunrise from the Sahara! It was a rare experience to be in the middle of the Sahara Dessert to witness this sunrise. And during our trip there, Egypt was having its winter which was quite cold!
Friends we met during our cruise on the Nile. They came from Brazil and USA. It was nice to travel together.
One of the many sights seen at the temples around Egypt. They are all suppose to tell some stories of the past. We can't understand them but they look really cool!
Well my last check with www.kennysia.com revealed that he was in fact in Egypt now! So it would be interesting to see what his comments would be about Egypt. I hoped that he brought some Maggi in a Cup! Hah hah hah.
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