Another early start at 9am to Giza Plains, taxi drive was uneventful except for three near fatal collisions, thankfully none of them my driver's fault. Arriving at Giza, immediately accosted upon entering the site by would-be guides and those offering extortionistic camel rides. Have to tell literally dozens of hasslers about my undying hatred of the humped creatures, p.s. I hate camels. It seems everyone here is trying to sell you something, and if they can't they're trying to find something to sell. After seeing the admittedly very impressive pyramids and Sphinx, I continued onto Sakkara to see the smaller, but much older Step Pyramid, less peole, much nicer. Ventured into the tomb of Titi (stop laughing at the back!), which had amazing carvings and very low ceilings. From there, I went on to the Memphis
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