Alexandria

Jim and Lisa in Alexandria Egypt

for their first of many anniversaries

Driving with a guide to the Pyramids at Giza, home of the 7th wonder of the world, the Great Pyramid. Visiting Sphinx and then an
afternoon to explore Sakkara, cemetery for Memphis. Sakkara is 27-Km Southwest of Cairo.
Including a visit to the step Pyramids of Sakkara (The first proper Pyramids built for
the King Zoser, it is considered evolution of the Pyramid from the simple Mastaba to the
Pyramid in its known form. Then Memphis the ancient capital of Egypt where Colossal
Statue of Ramses II and the great Alabaster Sphinx.

Ending the day with a visit to the bazaars where travelers have
been finding bargains since the middle ages. Then driving 2 hours back
to the ship.

Pyramid of Khufu, and Pyramid of Cheops better known as the Great Pyramid

One of the 7 wonders of the ancient world and the only one in good repair.

the oldest and largest on the Giza Plateau and for almost 4000 years the tallest manmade structure on earth.

It's 4 sides are almost perfectly aligned with True North, East, west and South (Better than 1/2 degree I am told).

There many interesting numerical points. Christians point out that many passageways in the Pyramid run at 26° 18.161667. Subtracting this angle from 90 degrees and the line runs exactly through the birthplace of Jesus. The number of days in a 100 years is 36,524 days and corresponds to the total inches in the Pyramid's perimeter, etc.

exact correlation of the three pyramids at Giza with the three stars ζ Ori, ε Ori and δ Ori, the stars forming Orion's Belt, in the relative positions occupied by these stars in 10, 500 BC

Port of Alexandria, the real city and Turkish Coffee