FEBRUARY 15 - SAQQARA
We were very excited about visiting Saqqara , after reading the article, " The Secret Tombs of Saqqara ," in the Smithsonian magazine. In ancient times, Saqqara was a huge underground cemetery on the west bank of the Nile across from what used to be the capital of Egypt, Memphis. Some of the tombs located there date back to the 1st Dynasty - 3000 to 2800 BC. Netflix also had a documentary, "Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb." Absolutely fascinating place. But, first, breakfast in the Hotel's dining room: We had been looking forward to our visit to Saqqara because this is where Ahmed said we would comfortably be able to go inside one of the pyramids and we did! Today, we had a security guard with us. We're not sure why security is with us on some trips and not others but we were never concerned about our safety. I felt safer throughout the Middle East than I would be walking in Seattle today. ...