We visited the pyramids of Pharaoh Zoser south of Cairo. These are the original step pyramids, about 100 years older than the great pyramids of Giza. They were the first to move beyond the rectangular funerary chamber used previously into a quasi-pyramidal form which soon became the basis for the more stylish true pyramids.
The inside of the tomb of one of the Pharaohs here was spectacular, much more interesting and ornate than the tombs cut into the Giza Pyramids. They resemble the fantastic decorations of the tombs in the "Valley of the Kings" (see a separate web page, once we get time to develop it).
David in the Egyptian sunshine in front of the step pyramid.
Look at these detailed heiroglyphs, telling the story of this Pharaoh's ascent into eternal afterlife.
This interesting character was the guard inside this tomb, in which no photos are allowed. In the best Egyptian style, he waived the rule for a nice "tip".
Carvings on the inside of the large sarcophogus still left inside the tomb (the mummy is long gone!).
Here we are in the tomb, carved images all around us.
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