Almost an hour outside of Cairo, to the south, is Saqqara the largest necropolis in Egypt. It is also the birthplace of the pyramid. The Pharoah Dozer had the first pyramid but it was a stepped pyramid bit an actual pyramid. They had to make 9 pyramids until they settled on the correct angle and square base.
The Cairo Tower on our way out of town
Nassar built this building to show the capabilities of Egypt
Fishing
A large Coptic church on an island in the Nile
The mighty river
It looks like a British castle
Little Egret
Moss dose not grow on a rolling donkey
Date palms everywhere
Goats galore
Cute donkeys
Tombs for the preists
An eroded pyramid
The stepped pyramid, designed by Imhotep
Feeding the dogs
Ahmed our guide
The entrance way
A very grand entrance
Side burial chambers or mustabas
The entry gate close up
False hinges for the false doors
Rock imitating the palm planks that were the traditional type of roof
Columns made int he shape of bunches of papyrus
These are called open papyrus columns
They had extra stone as supports
We are in front of the pyramid where the pharaoh would have to race a bull to show he was fit enough to be a pharaoh
Cobras for protection
The fence is shaped like a stepped pyramid
Off in the distance are some of the prototype pyramids like the bent pyramid
More mastabas
There are many pyramids here
Lots of donkeys too
A pyramid that had its exterior blocks taken for other building projects
No camel ride for us, yet
Into the pyramid we go
It is a very tight fit
Magic spells on the walls
Every inch covered
The vaulted ceilings
No mummy in the sarcogophas
The granite was brought from hundreds of miles away
The alabaster is translucent
The blue hieroglyphics are from the so called Book of the Dead
The name of the Pharaoh
He is Pharaoh Hopping Bunny, no not really
