Pyramids & Camels

Just got back from our crew day out in Cairo to see the Pyramids. I had an excellent time and can really see why this is one of the wonders of the world. The shear size of the pyramids is breath taking and all of them were built by hand. Each piece of stone was carried along the Nile by boat and with no cranes or machinery, pushed and pulled, to and then up the pyramid. Each pyramid would take 30 years to build and all of the workers died in the process, if not by shear exhaustion then they were executed at the end. They all considered it an honor to die by the hands of the king, whom they saw as a God, and were buried in a massive grave, containing 100 thousand bodies, next to the pyramids.
I rode a camel to the pyramids and then a horse back. I think once you master riding a camel its just as fun as a horse and they are just as fast I believe.
We didn't leave Cairo without a visit to its famous museum which contains all of the artifacts recovered from inside the pyramids. We had to rush our tour through the museum which was closing- i was gutted about this because once inside I could have stayed there all day. Taking into account how long ago this era was, all the things were in pristine condition and beautiful. Some of these pieces not so long ago were just lying at the side of the road with the Egyptian people just stepping over them. I'll definatly be back to that museum one day- I'd love to see and know more about this period in time.