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Cairo and Luxor, Egypt

Pyramids of Giza

A camel rider passes in front of the Pyramid of Cheops.

A camel rider passes in front of the Pyramid of Cheops.

Looking up at the Pyramid of Chephren.

Looking up at the Pyramid of Chephren.

Camel riders pass in front of one of the Great Pyramids.

Camel riders pass in front of one of the Great Pyramids.

The Pyramid of Cheops viewed from the entrance to the Pyramid of Chephren.

The Pyramid of Cheops viewed from the entrance to the Pyramid of Chephren.

Crawling along a narrow passageway inside the Pyramid of Chephren.

Crawling along a narrow passageway inside the Pyramid of Chephren.

Looking down a passage from a chamber inside the Pyramid of Chephren.

Looking down a passage from a chamber inside the Pyramid of Chephren.

Some buffoon in a headdress outside the Pyramid of Chephren.

Some buffoon in a headdress outside the Pyramid of Chephren.

The Solar Barque Museum and smaller Queens Pyramids are dwarfed by the great Pyramid of Cheops.

The Solar Barque Museum and smaller Queens Pyramids are dwarfed by the great Pyramid of Cheops.

The Pyramid of Mycerinus glimpsed behind the Pyramid of Chephren.

The Pyramid of Mycerinus glimpsed behind the Pyramid of Chephren.

Looking out over Cairo from the Pyramids of Giza.

Looking out over Cairo from the Pyramids of Giza.

The Pyramid of Chephren at Giza.

The Pyramid of Chephren at Giza.

The car (and camel) park at the pyramids, with the Giza skyline visible behind.

The car (and camel) park at the pyramids, with the Giza skyline visible behind.

Parkland on the fringes of Giza viewed from the Pyramids.

Parkland on the fringes of Giza viewed from the Pyramids.

The Pyramid of Cheops viewed from the Eastern Cemetery.

The Pyramid of Cheops viewed from the Eastern Cemetery.

The Pyramid of Chephren (background) and the Queens' Pyramids (middle ground) viewed from the Eastern Cemetery (foreground).

The Pyramid of Chephren (background) and the Queens' Pyramids (middle ground) viewed from the Eastern Cemetery (foreground).

The remains of pillars inside the Eastern Cemetery.

The remains of pillars inside the Eastern Cemetery.

The Great Pyramids of Giza - Cheops (left, 137m), Chephren (middle, 136m), and Mycerinus (right, 62m).

The Great Pyramids of Giza - Cheops (left, 137m), Chephren (middle, 136m), and Mycerinus (right, 62m).

Myself in front of the Pyramids of Giza.

Myself in front of the Pyramids of Giza.

The Great Sphinx at Giza standing in front of the Pyramid of Chephren.

The Great Sphinx at Giza standing in front of the Pyramid of Chephren.

The Pyramid of Chephren (left), the Sphinx (middle) and the Pyramid of Cheops (right), with Chephren's Valley Temple in the foreground.

The Pyramid of Chephren (left), the Sphinx (middle) and the Pyramid of Cheops (right), with Chephren's Valley Temple in the foreground.

The Sphinx in profile, with the Pyramid of Cheops behind.

The Sphinx in profile, with the Pyramid of Cheops behind.

The disproportionately large front paws of the Sphinx.

The disproportionately large front paws of the Sphinx.

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