Afterwards, we entered the museum of the solar boat, sitting next to the great pyramid. The timbers of the boat look maybe 200 years old, not many thousands!
The area is a strange chaotic mix of the encroaching city, which basically comes right to the doorstep of the pyramids; the rustic majesty of the pyramids themselves; and the unfortunate flocks of souvenir hucksters.
At that point, we realized we had lost one of our group, who we eventually abandoned. Eventually we found out that he left the pyramid site and took the train back to Alexandria by himself!
After that, we had a conference dinner with University of Cairo officials, and also members of the Egyptian science ministry. It was a long day, but I'm glad I went.
3 comments:
Hey Craig, How awesome must the pyramids be?! And it's refreshing that the students are eager and the locals are (rightly) proud of their ancestors. Thanks for the updates, and have fun!
Wow. The pyramids are the oldest structures on Earth. I doubt that anything that has been built in my lifetime will last as long as they have.
Hi Julie B and Mr. Squid. Thanks, it was definitely very cool, especially to be walking in the footsteps of the Egyptians of almost four thousand years ago! I'm back home safe now.
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