Have you ever woken up and decided "We should do something new today?"
Well I do that all the time!! Mohanned, on the other hand, does not.
What a great hubby I have because he is willing to go along with my chaotic and random flow of seeing everything Egypt has to offer.
This blog post is going to have a small history lesson it in for you. Not because I want to bore you but that is really the only way for you to understand why I wanted to go to each location (besides the fact I want to visit every pyramid Egypt has...just because).
We woke up at 9am...actually....Jackson woke us up at 9am. I didn't want to sit around the house because I knew it would be a beautiful day. I decided to Google pyramids around Egypt. I wanted a fairly close trip though. I found that in Dahshur there are a few pyramids. Dahshur is only about an hour away from us so it was the perfect location!
I knew Dahshur was near Memphis so I wanted to try and find something in Memphis to see. Mohanned isn't as open about walking in random places as I am so therefore I always have to have a specific destination to go to in order for him to do it.
History:
Memphis, city and capital of ancient Egypt and an important centre during much of Egyptian history. Memphis was founded about 2925 bce by Menes, who supposedly united the two prehistoric kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt. The original name of the city was the White Walls, and the term may have referred originally to the king’s palace, which would have been built of whitewashed brick. The Memphis archaeological zone was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979.
See that wasn't too much to learn!
I wanted to see the old capital of Egypt even though I knew there wasn't much left. However, the huge huge huge draw for me was being able to view the Colossal Ramesses II!
Here are a few pictures of the trip in Memphis.
After seeing the tiny open air museum there we ventured off to Dahshar to see the pyramids! We were able to see the Red, Black, Bent and nameless pyramids before they closed at 4pm. The drive to the pyramids was amazing! I love the farmlands and have plants around me.
Once we arrived at the pyramids we explored the Red Pyramid first. We were able to climb up 75 m (247 feet) and then climb down into the pyramid 65 m (213 f). At the bottom of the walkway inside the pyramid was 3 rooms. It was amazing to see what the inside of the pyramid looked like! Jackson was so brave running around and jumping up and down inside.
The Red Pyramid (the 3rd largest in Egypt)
Jackson almost at the bottom
Looking at the top of the pyramid from the inside
How to get to the next room
The view from the bottom up
Almost out!
The Red Pyramid
After leaving the Red Pyramid (with our shaky legs thanks to the amazing workout!) we went behind the pyramid to where a broken baby mummy casket was. It is very heartbreaking that it was discarded like rubbish.
We were informed by the police officer that the triangular shaped object that was placed on top of a stone actually was originally on top of the Red Pyramid but fell off.
The pyramid in the background is the Bent Pyramid
A quick drive away and on a very very very nice military made road was the Bent Pyramid and the nameless pyramid behind it. Very few people come to these because there is nothing to do there except for look. To me though...that's enough!
Last but not least is the only pyramid we couldn't drive to. There isn't much left of it, but that doesn't mean it isn't important.
I present to you the Black Pyramid....
Travelling around Egypt does not have to be expensive.... the entrance fee for Memphis:
Foreigners were 40le
Locals were 3le
Red/Black/Bent/Nameless Pyramid:
Foreigners were 50le
Locals were 3le
Since we have our own car we only had to pay for gas.
We paid out a total of about 50le in "tips" it would have been less but we only had 20's le.
Alhamdulillah we had a great, safe, and educational time.
Well I do that all the time!! Mohanned, on the other hand, does not.
What a great hubby I have because he is willing to go along with my chaotic and random flow of seeing everything Egypt has to offer.
This blog post is going to have a small history lesson it in for you. Not because I want to bore you but that is really the only way for you to understand why I wanted to go to each location (besides the fact I want to visit every pyramid Egypt has...just because).
We woke up at 9am...actually....Jackson woke us up at 9am. I didn't want to sit around the house because I knew it would be a beautiful day. I decided to Google pyramids around Egypt. I wanted a fairly close trip though. I found that in Dahshur there are a few pyramids. Dahshur is only about an hour away from us so it was the perfect location!
I knew Dahshur was near Memphis so I wanted to try and find something in Memphis to see. Mohanned isn't as open about walking in random places as I am so therefore I always have to have a specific destination to go to in order for him to do it.
History:
Memphis, city and capital of ancient Egypt and an important centre during much of Egyptian history. Memphis was founded about 2925 bce by Menes, who supposedly united the two prehistoric kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt. The original name of the city was the White Walls, and the term may have referred originally to the king’s palace, which would have been built of whitewashed brick. The Memphis archaeological zone was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979.
See that wasn't too much to learn!
I wanted to see the old capital of Egypt even though I knew there wasn't much left. However, the huge huge huge draw for me was being able to view the Colossal Ramesses II!
Here are a few pictures of the trip in Memphis.
After seeing the tiny open air museum there we ventured off to Dahshar to see the pyramids! We were able to see the Red, Black, Bent and nameless pyramids before they closed at 4pm. The drive to the pyramids was amazing! I love the farmlands and have plants around me.
Once we arrived at the pyramids we explored the Red Pyramid first. We were able to climb up 75 m (247 feet) and then climb down into the pyramid 65 m (213 f). At the bottom of the walkway inside the pyramid was 3 rooms. It was amazing to see what the inside of the pyramid looked like! Jackson was so brave running around and jumping up and down inside.
After leaving the Red Pyramid (with our shaky legs thanks to the amazing workout!) we went behind the pyramid to where a broken baby mummy casket was. It is very heartbreaking that it was discarded like rubbish.
We were informed by the police officer that the triangular shaped object that was placed on top of a stone actually was originally on top of the Red Pyramid but fell off.
A quick drive away and on a very very very nice military made road was the Bent Pyramid and the nameless pyramid behind it. Very few people come to these because there is nothing to do there except for look. To me though...that's enough!
Last but not least is the only pyramid we couldn't drive to. There isn't much left of it, but that doesn't mean it isn't important.
I present to you the Black Pyramid....
Travelling around Egypt does not have to be expensive.... the entrance fee for Memphis:
Foreigners were 40le
Locals were 3le
Red/Black/Bent/Nameless Pyramid:
Foreigners were 50le
Locals were 3le
Since we have our own car we only had to pay for gas.
We paid out a total of about 50le in "tips" it would have been less but we only had 20's le.
Alhamdulillah we had a great, safe, and educational time.
