October 23, 2004
The AUC Faculty Services Committee organized a trip to the Pyaramids of Giza.
Although we had gone on our own a few days after we arrived in Cairo, being on
a tour with a guide was a new perspective. Unfortunately, the day began
with some of the worst smog and smoke we have seen, and we could not even
see one of the three large pyramids clearly from another. There was such a
large crowd of tourists that no one was able to go inside any of the pyramids.
However, most of the smoke eventually blew away,
and the tour of the solar boat museum was great, and it was very
impressive to see the pharoah's cedar boat from over 4,000 years ago.
In spite of the smoke, heat, and crowds, the pyramids are truly awe inspiring.
The Sphinx.
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