Pyramids of Giza Off The Beaten Path

In behind the Great Pyramid of Khufu are tombs that likely belonged to the Pharoh's advisors. They are interesting as they do contain hieroglyphs. The guard is willing to "guide" you so be prepared to pay backsheesh.

The Sphynx Temple is located right in front of the Sphynx, to it's left, if you're facing it. The Sphynx Temple is considered the be first solar oriented temple associated with a pyramid complex. There's very little inside, however, and some people suggest it's even unfinished.

The layout is peculiar, and it appears that it was possibly used for solar worship. 24 red granite pillars form a colonnaded courtyard and ambulatory around a central courtyard. Are the 24 pillars representative of the 24 hours of the day? And what about the two sanctuaries?

Khafre's funerary temple is a temple connected via a causeway to the Sphynx and the Spynx's temple. The entrance wasn't next to the pyramid, but on the causeway's side.

At the entrance there would have been a large hall, followed by a courtyard. Behind the courtyard there would a been a space with several niches, and in them statues of some deities. behind them, towards the pyramid, you would find the inner sanctuary.

The temple is now in ruins (and it's also covered in rubbish), but if you look closely you can still discern the different rooms that made it.

Senegemib Inti was a chief of justice and vizier of the 5th dinasty. He lived between 2465 and 2323 B.C. His tomb is nicely adorned and it's located near the two larger Pyramids.

What can you see inside? Well, first of all - after the entrance, there are two burial rooms or chambers, followed by an offering room and a pillared hall.

Of course it cannot compare, in term of beauty, with the tombs in Luxor... still I found even this little one full of charm. It's part of the Western necropolis, I think.

First time I took my kids to see the Pyramids(they were 2 and 6 years old then).I took them on a camel back riding,the camel`s name was Lulu,and the owner of the camel kept telling it"speed up Lulu) and ever since my 2 year old son thought the name of any camel is Lulu.....
It gave me great pleasure to see my kids having fun riding the camel,they loved it when the camel had to get up to start the ride,,my son kept saying"WOW amazing"at every step the camel took...:P