I have to make a small detour from my Sydney posts and leap over to the Egyptian pyramids for this week’s picture challenge. Having only seen them on the television or at the movies, I had no concept of how big the pyramids were until I saw them in person. And then you really are amazed at the scale of the construction, given that they didn’t possess the technology that we do today !
If you’ve been reading from our early days, you’ll have noticed that the main picture was used in a previous weekly challenge. Versatility. Love it.
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Oh my gosh. Why haven’t I been here yet??? It looks amazing! I want to take these very same pictures. 🙂
You could drop a hint about a work trip … although my guess is that it’s an unlikely destination for that!
Aren’t the pyramids just mind-blowing once you get up close to them? Especially when you consider their age and the size of each of those blocks – how DID they do it – seriously?
I was quite blasé about the whole visit, especially as we were winding our way through the suburbs. And then we arrived, and I looked at them and it blew me away ! Nobody seemed to have an answer as to how they were built … especially when you realise how tall they are !
I was just the same, I was killing time before a trip to Israel. I remember seeing them on the horizon as we drove out of Cairo, thinking this should be a quick trip as they were “just there”, but they so weren’t. It was simply they were so HUGE. Too funny! 🙂
I love these! Great examples of scale.
Thanks very much for the lovely comment.
Wow-can’t believe they actually let people climb on them! Had no feel for their size until your post! Well done.
You can also do a tour into the inside of one of the pyramids, which I didn’t do. You go in a tunnel which gets very cramped and oppressive and the heat is stifling. If you’re not good with small spaces, it’s not a great idea.
I’d love to see them in person, but thanks for sharing this.
janet
Put them on your bucket list ! Although if I have to tell the truth, it wasn’t high on my list of things-to-do. It was a twist of fate that I ended up going to Egypt when I did. A different trip got cancelled and I had to book something on short notice for over the Easter holidays.
Not sure that’s the best part of the world to visit right now, but I’ve always been interested in Egyptian history.
Yes I agree. I went in a lull period. But it stokes up quite quickly and unexpectedly.
I’d say you’re spot on the challenge with these photos! Wow, I knew these were massive, but these really show how much. And I really like the second image – you always think of the pyramid as being smooth. Not only does it show in a very clever way that it’s not, it also shows the massive scale of this wonder!
Yes, both those things surprised me when I saw them in-person. They are absolutely massive. And they’re not like in the cartoons with straight edges down the side … and that each of the blocks is almost the height of a man. How did they build it?
Exactly! How DID they do this. An amazing testament to man’s ingenuity!
Huge!
Yes, it really is !
Brilliant!
Thank you. The wide angle lens helps !