hey guys
welcome to cairo today we're staying at
the marriott
and we're going to go check out vickies
of pyramids
let's go wow this is the knife wait look
look to your right club over there look
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right there right there oh my god
we are entering the pyramid plaza right
now
we just got our ticket going in
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nothing compares to the awe-inspiring
wonder
that you feel when you first see the
giza pyramids
we're at the pyramids of giza
lots of questions come up to your head
the pyramid was built from the inside
they only worked three months out of the
year so it took
20 years to build this
146 meters high
wow look at how tall these stones are
one
stone is almost as tall as me almost as
tall as me
country for 20 years 20 years
but wait a minute they did not work all
year round for the world everyone during
inundation season big massive boats
made out of cedar wood were made
sent to us to bring the massive blocks
to use them as a belt at the bottom of
the pyramid
even though these pyramids have stood
here for millennia so much
is left unknown so
to go into the pyramid it costs 400
egyptian dollars or 15 us dollars and
there's essentially nothing inside
except for a big tall chamber
so that's what holds up that's why this
pyramid doesn't collapse
is because inside there's a tall chamber
and to get there there's
a series of tunnels that you have to
crouch down through pulleys
this is the entrance to the tomb there's
two
entrances the top one is closed
hey guys welcome to the pyramids of giza
this is the last
remaining structure from the ancient
seven wonders of the world
built 2700 bc
4 700 years old
absolutely incredible when you first see
them they are
extremely mysterious extremely tall
for over 3000 years they were the
tallest structure
in the world welcome
to cairo
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the pyramids were built for three
different kings who were regarded as
gods
the oldest and the largest was built for
king khufu
the second tallest is built for king
kaffare
whose statue is in the egyptian museum
the third and smallest pyramid was built
for the king
menkora
so behind us is the city of cairo giza
is right outside of the city
these are essentially tombs so it's kind
of like being in a cemetery
there's a lot of guys riding camels
behind me
it's very cool i'm here in december
so it's very very cold out oh look at
that
wow wow so many birds
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oh there we go we got it we got it we
found some more
pyramids by mike look at how ethereal
the lighting
is today
we have reached the end
mike impressions of the pyramid so far
truly amazing truly amazing
i can't believe we're walking here
literally in the shadows of history
vp what do you think it's amazing
amazing so there are a lot of folks
selling stuff
around here so what we did was we walked
around the pyramid to the back
where there weren't any tour guides
there weren't any people selling
anything
it was much better for photos best place
to take photos is on this corner
right at the corner you can get the
pyramid effect
look at all these tour buses
the facade of the pyramid is what's most
popular with tourism
because despite the fact that they've
been standing in the desert for
millennia
we don't really know much about their
interior
here's the other pyramid and on this
side is a tomb for
dwarves they were prized here because
they had little hands and they could
help with the gold
so there's a tomb just for them
this pyramid was built for the king they
never found his body though it was
looted
so they never found the body there were
treasures as well that were looted
but you can go inside and see this
cavernous
area where his team was just in the span
of one hour look at how crowded it's
gotten
look at all these tour groups
just like that the sun came out
on that note it's time for a little
adventure
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we're about to take a camel ride this is
so cool
we just got these turbines the guy tied
it for me
it's like star wars
hey steady girl hey what's the matter
you smell something
whoa
the camel ride is one of the most
thrilling ways to experience
the pyramids from the ride we were able
to get a sense of just how expansive
the giza plaza is
these camels have been used as
transportation for over 3000 years
our guides lead us across the vast
savannah
to capture the perfect vantage point for
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photos
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along the giza plateau it's as if time
has stood still
there is nothing from modern day in
sight for miles
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wow
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like
welcome to egypt
cairo
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our guide takes us on a 360 degree tour
of the pyramids
to get a better vantage point on your
left hand side
the population of cairo attention please
20 million people
the magnitude and sheer size of this
complex
is a testament to human achievement we
get an up close view of the second
tallest pyramid
kafare which is in better condition than
khufu's
you can even see the original polished
limestone covering at the top
look at this old car
so our guide was saying that at the base
was granite
and the top was limestone
so these are the tombs they just
recently found them they're the tombs of
the pyramid builders and inside
it says thank you for letting me work
on a project for my god they were very
very happy to work on this project
construction of
the pyramids one more time the pyramid
builders
and this discovery everyone was so
important to us
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where they have uh the nile came up one
kilometer
from here and the nile came right up
here
back in the day they used to flood the
nile used to flood
during the flooding season and it
doesn't anymore because there are two
dams the river came all the way up to
the pyramid
so this was the port where the nile
reached right here
they were able to quarry the stones from
the east bank
of the river
look at the hinges we once
yes
after passing through a series of
passageways we reach one of the most
mythical and iconic structures of
ancient egypt
the sphinx with the body of a lion and
the head of a man
okay
so the sphinx used to be painted you can
see some remnants of the paint
and he is facing east because east is
where the sun rises
and then west means death
he is guarding the owner of the second
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pyramid
the giza pyramids are truly one of the
most magnificent
awe-inspiring and spiritual places we've
ever visited
we hope that you get a chance to visit
very soon
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