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Cairo — Grand Egyptian Museum Part 4

Grand Egyptian Museum

As I explained at the beginning of this photo series on the Grand Egyptian Museum (a.k.a., Giza Museum), I’ll be concentrating on just supplying images of what awaits you inside. The pictures will change daily:

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Cairo — Grand Egyptian Museum Part 3

Grand Egyptian Museum — Main Galleries Plan

As I explained at the beginning of this photo series on the Grand Egyptian Museum (a.k.a., Giza Museum), I’ll be concentrating on just supplying images of what awaits you inside. The pictures will change daily:

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Fun Photo Friday —Cairo Favorites 3

Camel Riders with Cairo in the Background

Time for another Fun Photo Friday of Cairo, Egypt favorites. But, first, the young girl below desperately wanted me to photograph both her and her brother, so after getting permission from their mother:

Street Cuteness

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Cairo — Grand Egyptian Museum Part 2

Grand Egyptian Museum

As I explained at the beginning of this photo series on the Grand Egyptian Museum (a.k.a., Giza Museum), I’ll be concentrating on just supplying images of what awaits you inside. The pictures will change daily:

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Cairo — Grand Egyptian Museum Part 1

The new Grand Egyptian Museum

Over the next three weeks beginning today, and excluding my weekly Fun Photo Fridays, I’m going to be presenting a new Cairo destination. I’ll also be taking a break from my usual narrative and concentrating on images of the treasures contained within. So, if the introductory paragraphs appear repetitive over the next five articles (again, excluding Fun Photo Fridays), that’s intentional. But don’t fret. The pictures shall be different. As for today, there will b...

Fun Photo Friday —Cairo Favorites 2

Just Itchin’ to Take a Break

Time for this week’s Fun Photo Friday of Cairo Favorites:

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Cairo — The Pyramid of Khufu and the Sphinx

Mastaba (tomb) in the foreground; Pyramid of Queen Henutsen behind

Perhaps the most iconic image at the Giza Pyramid Complex (after the Pyramid of Khafre for me) is the Great Sphinx of Giza. From paw to tail this half man/half lion measures 240 feet/73 meters, and it rises 66 feet/20 meters above the ground. So, even though it appears smallish, especially in comparison to the three large pyramids at this site, it is indeed a very large structure:

The Great Sphinx of Giza

And it would loo...

Cairo — Giza Pyramid Complex

Pyramid of Khafre; Giza Pyramid Complex

After our visit to Saqqara and stops at various shops I told you about last week, our next tour stop was the Giza Pyramid Complex. Here you’ll find three very large pyramids, the Great Sphinx of Giza, and an assortment of smaller pyramids, all of which were built during the 4th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Of the three larger pyramids, the Great Pyramid (also known as the Pyramid of Cheops or Khufu) is the most famous because it is the largest — currentl...

Fun Photo Friday —Cairo Favorites 1

Lucky Composition in Cairo

Today I present the first of eight Fun Photo/Fun Food Fridays featuring Cairo favorites:

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Cairo — Saqqara, Papyrus, and Essential Oils

Saqqara — All that remains of statues on a pedestal

Today we’ll finish up with Saqqara, then head on out for some local culture. By culture, I’m referring to the making of papyrus, by hand, and then we’ll go into a shop specializing in essential oils, if you’re into that kind of thing. We’ll begin to day with another view of the Pyramid of Djoser:

Pyramid of Djoser

One thing I did not touch upon on Monday is Djoser, the pharoah for whom this comlex was built. Djoser ruled for somewhere b...