Climbing up the Great Pyramid

We finally went to see the Great Pyramids on the Giza Plateau today. It was quite smoggy so we weren't able to see them from our hotel this morning. Mei was worried they had disappeared.

Luckily, they were still there when we arrived after a quick stop at the famous Mena House Oberoi hotel for lunch. The Pyramids were huge and very impressive especially when contrasted to the Step Pyramid of Zoser at Sakkara (the very first pyramid, built some 200 years earlier), which we saw earlier in the day. We paid the extra fee to enter the Great Pyramid, which was a little creepy but a good workout. We climbed quite high inside the pyramid to reach the King's Chamber. The kids were good sports about it.

The Sphinx was a lot smaller than expected. And the crowds were huge. But Wonton (the Panda) had a good time.