Step Pyramids of Djoser

No plans for the day + money to spend + beautiful day = an adventure to somewhere new!

Today's adventure consisted of the Step Pyramids of Djoser. Amazing and breathtaking are really the only ways to describe something like this.  Since the Revolution, January 25, 2011, tourism has been dramatically lower.  Living in Egypt though, we are able to take advantage of the tourist sites without be swamped by bus load of foreigners.  

The Step Pyramids are located about a 45-minute drive from our house. We decided to pack a lunch and make a day of it. Jackson fell asleep as soon as we were moving in the car (which is good because he was getting grumpy). It was a very hot day and with no air conditioner in the car it made the car ride even hotter.

Once we got there though, the drive was worth it. There was only 3 other tourists there... yes I said THREE!  It was an empty deserted piece of history that was ours to enjoy without being rushed (or so we thought).  There were a few merchants there with their goods, but no one approached up and harassed us to buy anything.  

Mo and I enjoyed walking around looking at the details that were craved in the stone. Jackson did not. Jackson was hot, he wanted something else to eat, he didn't want to walk (sounds pretty typical, huh?), and he was grumpy. Jackson decided it was time to GO!  So, go we went. We decided that we will come back to this place again, maybe without Jackson so we can really explore. There are so many places that you are able to enter along the sides of the pyramids that we did not take advantage of. It would be a shame to be so close to this history and not embrace it fully. 

So for this section...it is a "To Be Continued..."