climbing pyramids and knocking old women out of the way of the bathroom

egypt

i was the first one on the bus to spot the pyramids in the distance, and that is one unforgettable moment. a thought flashed across my mind, "are those the real pyramids or are those a tourist attraction?" but then i realized....

so we drove and drove, and slept some and ate some (but not fruit or dirty egypt water or cold food) and then went to the pyramids super early to ace out all those europeans and asians who just can't understand the concept of a line. i can definitely stick up for myself and my place in line, don't you worry. thanks to a little shoving, i ended up with one of 200 tickets to CLIMB INSIDE THE GREAT PYRAMID. You know, no big deal.

So I climbed up tiny shafts that thousands of egyptian workers had carved and climbed, and got up to the tomb of khufu. it was full of mummies and gold and ...well nothing actually, but it was still really neat. there was really a stone thing where i'm going to suppose the sarcophagus was, which is pretty cool. the stones were all original, and they looked like they had been put together just last year. they were so smooth and so perfectly lined up, and believe you me, that was one airtight chamber.

so, first day in egypt i saw the pyramids of Giza and went inside one of the 7 wonders of the world. I feel good about this.