LuxuryFridayTravel: The mysterious land of Egypt

Speaking of Egypt, people immediately think of the pyramid. Pyramid = Egypt, seems to be exactly the same as the fixed. Egypt is a long history of the country, the pyramid construction period, China has a written history has not yet begun. If you would like to introduce a clear pyramid, we must introduce some of Egypt's historical background and chronology.

Overlooking the three pyramids

Egypt has a well-documented major periods:
The Archaic (before Christ 3150 years - 2686)
The Old Kingdom (BC 2686 - 2181)
The First Intermediate Period (AD 2181 - 2040)
The Middle Kingdom (BC 2040 - 1782)
The Second Intermediate Period (AD 1782 - 1570 years)
The New Kingdom (BC 1570 - 1070)
The Late Period (BC 1069 - 525 years)
Persian Rule (BC 525 - 332 years)
Ptolemaic (Greek) Period (BC 332 - 30 years)
The Roman Period (30 BC - AD 395)
Byzantine Rule (AD 395 - 640)
Arabs invaded the Nile valley, the end of Byzantine rule. Egypt became part of the field of Islam.(AD 640 - present)
Like China, the Kingdom of ancient Egypt have turnover. Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom is a period of relative stability, but also have a similar confusion in the middle of the Warring States period. The pyramids, the Sphinx is the Old Kingdom pharaoh tomb built for himself and the statue. 4000 years have elapsed since the Old Kingdom, the pyramid is naturally more than 4000 years ago buildings. Is hard to imagine that in a distant era, those behemoths in the end how to build up?

Khufu Pyramid

Khufu Pyramid is an ancient Kingdom of the fourth dynasty pharaoh Khufu second built in 2589 BC. This is the world's largest remaining pyramid. Look at the picture it can not be a good feeling great. Immersive close to look at it, it has become one seat Stone Mountain. At the bottom of each piece of stone has a half-man, tall, standing at the foot of its upward looking up, saw a stone wall, there is no sense of slope.

Her son standing on the pyramid, just like standing on a stone wall.

Khufu pyramid at the entrance. There can be only one hundred visitors a day into the tour, it is necessary to queue up early in the morning. We did not this spirit, went into a pyramid of Khufu, Khafre pyramid into the next.

哈夫拉金字塔

哈夫拉法老是胡夫法老的儿子，他建的金字塔比胡夫金字塔小。与中国人差不多，儿子总是要谦虚地摆个姿态，不能超过父亲。但是，这个儿子毕竟内心还是很骄傲的，颇有点小聪明。他的塔高虽然没有老爸的高，可他把金字塔建在比老爸地势高的地方，以至于他的金字塔看上去比老爸的更加宏伟。

到金字塔之前，在路上导游就忽悠我们不要进塔，进塔没意思。呵呵，想想看，大老远来的人不进金字塔里面看看是不是白来啊！怎么也得进去瞧瞧里面究竟啥样。可惜，进塔里不给照相，我们也没带相机。其实进去也没人管，不知道闪光灯一亮是不是有人干预？总之，没照相，但是那种感受确是人生中一次值得珍藏的回忆。

进塔的通道很窄小，必须弯着腰，半蹲着往里走。塔里面空气闷热，走了一会就在想这条路到底有多长啊！一开始走的方向是向下，走完甬道进入一个可以直起身体的走道。再向前走不多远，进入一间石室，里面空间不算很大。但是挺高，四面墙壁上什么都没有，只有一口石棺在石室内。走道一侧有个通道用栅栏门挡住，不让进去。那是通向一个小的墓室。向上还有一个通道，是通向高层的墓室，也不让进。总之，虽然不是所有墓室都能进去，但是，在金字塔里行走的经历依然让人回味。

在网上找到一组照片，嘿嘿，估计是某位游客偷拍的，借来一用吧。

Sarcophagus inside the tomb

Door Kara Pyramid

2500 years BC by the Pharaoh Khufu's Menkaura construction, is the smallest one of three pyramids. Indeed, much smaller scale, but it is the most complete one. Next to the three small pyramids are who currently work had not been conclusive.