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Back
in Cairo |
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the more relaxed south, it was back to Cairo for a few days
to renew our acquaintanceships with the Pyramids. |
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spectacular Step Pyramid complex of the third dynasty pharaoh,
Djoser, marks the beginning of the Pyramid Age. There is a detailed
article elsewhere on our website. Click on the link and have
a look |
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A
view from the enclosure wall to the Heb-Sed Court and the
Step Pyramid |
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The
Step Pyramid, showing the phases of construction |
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The
Robing Hall |
Under
the Pyramid (4,500 year-old cedar beams) |
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A
tour of one of the private tombs |
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Those
are the pyramids at Abusir in the background (according
to the guard.
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Udo
& Heather waiting at the Serapaeum |
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Returning
from the Sarapaeum |
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