The Great Pyramid at Giza

Khafre's Pyramid Climb

This video is from the tunnel down to the chamber of Khafre in his pyramid at Giza. Khafre's pyramid is the 2nd tallest at Giza and is the pyramid that still has part of its limestone casing left on the peak of the pyramid. The video starts after we climbed the longest of tunnels which was about 4 feet tall at the most and was a steep climb (about 45 degrees) and maybe 50 yards, but its hard to say exactly. The tunnel then goes back up to meet the second passage way that leads to the chamber which starts half way up the pyramid (this is where the video starts, mainly because we technically weren't allowed to bring cameras down). The tunnel was really hot and the air felt stagnant. The video ends ubruptly where the tunnels come together and then there is a long passage way before you enter teh chamber. It ends suddenly because as soon as a got up the shaft I saw an Egyptian standing in the tunnel. And who knows if he worked there, but he probably didn't even though they say they do. But anyway...enjoy :)

Another video from the Bazaar...

Crazy Cairo!

I was talking with a friend about Cairo today and we both agreed that it is nearly impossible to describe what Cairo is really like. The best way that he found to describe it to people that have never been there, was to describe it as a complete and utter attack on all the senses. And to be honest, that really is the best way to describe it. It's loud, moves fast, dirty, busy, packed, smells, crazy, and stressful all rolled up together. I went to the Bazaar (market) twice while I was there, with which Cairo has one of the largest in the world. And we veered away from where all the tourist busses go and where there were only locals with non-tourist stuff being sold, which really gave me a sense of the city. I took two videos while at the Bazaar to give just a small small sense of Cairo, so here it is....