The Sphinx kind of gets short-changed if you ask me. If this statue were pretty much anywhere else in the world, it would be one of the most impressive things ever. But considering it's basically a couple hundred yards away from two of the largest, most famous monuments in the world, it's way less impressive in person than it should be.
They're basically the opposite of the Mona Lisa - WAY more impressive in person than I ever imagined they could be. If you ever get a chance, I highly recommend seeing them in person. (Fuck taking a tour and going through the official gate - it's a hell-on-earth clusterfuck of tourist crowds).
The pyramids are really big. Way bigger than I always imagined them to be. At first you don't think they're all that large, but then you keep riding towards them and riding towards them and you're like "Uh, shouldn't they be getting bigger?" Nope, they're still really far away.
Getting closer! If you look to the right of the pyramids, you'll see just how near Cairo's sprawl comes! From L to R: Pyramid of Menkaure, Pyramid of Khafre and the largest and most famous Pyramid of Khufu.
This fence surrounds the entire site and tries to ensure that people only enter the site through the main entrance. But all of the local stables simple ride you out a couple of kilometers into the desert on camelback and circumvent it.
