Egypt part 2

Another highlight of my time in Egypt was of course the Giza pyramids. It was amazing to actually see one of the seven wonders of the world. It’s hard to believe how massive they are and to think that they were made by human hands. I still wonder how they did it. The pyramids have always fascinated me, and I studied and learned about them in my college art history course, so it was a surreal experience to see them with my own eyes and climb up on the stones. At one point I had to stop taking pictures and just let the whole experience sink in. I was in Egypt looking at and touching the pyramids. It made me realize how small I am... not just in physical size compared to the pyramids, but also in terms of time; I am just a moment compared to the thousands of years that these structures have stood.

Chillin' on the pyramids

Christian, Hana (our driver and translator), and me

From the pyramids we traveled to Tahir Square and looked around imagining the protests and violence we had read and heard about in the news. It was hard to picture. From here we walked to the Nile and enjoyed a couple hour long boat ride. The Nile isn’t what I had imagined it to be in my mind. For some reason I pictured a very large river in the middle of the desert. First of all it wasn’t near as big as I had imagined and secondly it wasn’t surrounded by sand but rather the city sprung up all around which makes sense since the Nile is the source of life for Egyptians. We had fun just relaxing as the motor boat slowly made it’s way down the river.

On our way back to Tahir Square we saw some buildings and vehicles that got burned during the revolution. It was crazy to see that much destruction as a result of the protests.