Pyramids

Need we say more?

Ok, we'll say more. We went to 3 different pyramid complexes today, including the large one at Giza that is famous. We climbed inside 3 different pyramids. It was really awesome. We had to crouch down and climb down a long way. It was smelly and hot and hard to breathe inside, but still very awesome. One of them smelled like amonia (possibly embalming fluid says Sara) and one smelled like sweat (all of the European tourists, we think). There were amazing hieroglyphic carvings as well in a tomb of a nobleman. There were hippos and birds and did we mention hippos? The hippos had long tongues. It was very cool.

We forgot to mention that at the Egyptian Museum yesterday that we saw mummified crocodiles. They were huge and really cool. There was a tiny baby crocodile too because live mama crocodiles carry babies in their mouths, and this mummy crocodile had a baby in its mouth, so they think it was probably a female, but they aren't sure. There were also other mummified animals - dogs, cats, birds, etc. Pretty weird.

We had a really nice dinner tonight at this restaraunt right on the Nile River. It was pretty schnazzy. It was recommended in our guidebook but when we got there, it had changed names and had become super trendy. All the wealthy, hip, young Egyptians were there. In the summer, it is open air on the water, but in the winter, we were under this big tent with space heaters. Not that it is cold outside. It's not. It feels rather amazing actually. There were big TVs too, with English Premier League soccer on. The lentil soup was amazing, and the Egyptian beer, Stella Local (not Stella Artois of Belgium) was pretty good too.

That's all for now. Signing off with Sara and Rebecca's blessings. -Jo