Traveling with Ellen

  The alabaster Sphinxat Memphis We set out today at 7:30 for the last of the pyramids our guide wanted us to see.  Our first stop was at a site of many pyramids, Saqqarah.  It is a huge burial ground with many pyramids in different states of decline.   Weather and the water table have done considerable damage over the centuries.   We all went inside, one tomb, and our guide, Sam, showed us all of the hieroglyphs on the wall and the painted scenes that have withstood time We were able to access the pyramid of Teri and while I didn’t crawl into the Great Pyramid, I was told this would be much easier to crawl through.  Given my height, crawling wasn’t necessary.   This was the tomb of a nobleman; not a king or queen.   Entrance to the tomb  Going down down down This gives you an idea of how you had to hunch over to get into the Not a great picture. Hard to see, but this is the actual coffin or sarcophagus. Looking at the ceiling in the tomb. I’...