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The local stands at the Pyramids in Giza
by tiarynn
Hello,
I traveled to Cairo a few years ago and bought a beautiful stone cat statue from one of the local vendors. Sadly, it broke during the trip home despite my best efforts to protect it. Is there a vendor sells these cats who may have his items listed online? I would love to replace it.
Many thanks,
Lisa
Re: The local stands at the Pyramids in Giza
by al2401
Hi,
Unfortunately having bought the cat from the local vendor there is probbly no way of finding the same person. But rest assured that your cat is probably not unique. While you may not be able to purchase online any friend visiting Egypt will be able to get the same item for you.
Otherwise the only suggestion is to google.
Re: The local stands at the Pyramids in Giza
by uglyscot
or maybe find one on ebay !
The famous black cat statue is sold at the British Museum shop in London too.
Re: The local stands at the Pyramids in Giza
by Uberousful
The pyramids are awesome!!! This video explains them well!
http://vimeo.com/18897189
Travel Tips for Pyramids of Giza
Giza City - Not Only Pyramids & Sphinx
by freddie18
Yes, the city of Giza in Egypt is not only pyramid and sphinx. Many foreign embassies are here and the government hold many of its offices in the city. The state University of Cairo can be found here too.
Giza City was the necropolis of Memphis of old Egypt. The whole Giza Plateau is situated west of the Nile, bordering the Sahara Desert. Giza becomes one of the favourite holiday destinations second to Cairo.
There are lots of high-rise apartments in Giza, most have different shapes, and crowded. Did not see much traffic though - not like in Cairo. At first, I thought visiting Egypt and Pyramids of Giza in particular is an experience once in a lifetime. I am mistaken, I know I am coming back to Egypt. This is because I want to see more.
More than the pyramid and sphinx.
Travel from Cairo airport
by theknight
You can book a limo at Cairo airport itself .. there are desks for three or four different companies just as you leave the customs area. Be prepared to haggle but you will probably get charged around LE 70 or LE 80 for that trip. These operate 24 hours / day so the time of your arrival does not really make a difference. Some hotels also offer airport pick up service , either free of charge or at a cost (that may be more expensive than the airport limo) & it may help to check with them . Enjoy your trip !
Ticket office at Giza Pyramids
by SWFC_Fan
When I arrived at Giza to visit its famous Pyramids in November 2007, I expected to find a grand visitors centre and a lavish ticket office. I thought there would be a souvenir shop, a café and a row of cashiers to take money from the thousands of visitors. This is what I have come to expect from international tourist sites.
So, I was surprised when my taxi pulled up in the car park and pointed me in the direction of a small stone-built cubicle, with a couple of small openings (tiny windows, covered by bars), behind which two people were issuing tickets. The only sign on the building was a simple Arabic sign hanging haphazardly above the windows. This was a rather unlikely looking ticket office for such a popular tourist attraction!
To be honest, my initial thought was that this must be a scam. I had visions of handing over my cash and receiving a meaningless piece of paper that would cause the guards at the entrance to turn me away with a sympathetic smile and point me in the direction of the *real* ticket office.
The driver of my taxi told me not to pay any more than 50 EGP (5 GBP) for my ticket, irrespective of what anybody outside the ticket office told me. I made my way to one of the windows, handed over my 50 EGP and was issued with a simple paper ticket. I walked to the nearby entrance, showed my ticket to the guard with a sense of trepidation, underwent a security check and was admitted into the site. Relief!: The ticket office was genuine!
Look out for touts and would-be guides around the ticket office and entrance. As soon as I passed through the entrance, I was pounced upon by a man asking to see my ticket. He told me that he was a guide and that all visitors were legally required to have a guide with them when visiting the site. I told him that I didn’t believe him and attempted to shake him off. He called over a policeman/guard and to my surprise (or rather my lack of surprise given the reputation of the Egyptian police force and my general cynicism!), the policeman confirmed his story and told me that I needed a guide. I knew this wasn’t true, so I told them that I didn’t want one and walked off in the direction of the Pyramids. The guide followed me for a few steps, but soon gave up.
Eye on the ball
by Kookaracha
Travelling back from the pyramids on our ancient Egyptian coach we got to see the sun setting. It was the most exciting sunset I've ever seen. The sun was a big red ball in the sky and it was setting at an amazing speed. One minute it was there, the next it had just slid away below the horizon.
the pyramid of khufu
by aalayaa
there are about 150 pyramids in giza, but the pyramid of khufu is the biggest one.
if you see closely there are 2 entrance to the pyramid: one is the original one, and the other is the one made by the thieves.
it took about 20 years to built a this pyramid but the workers only worked 4 months in a year since they're farmers and need to work on their farm too.
the size of the pyramid belong to the grandfather is bigger the the father. and the grandson is smaller than the father and so on.
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