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existed for almost as long as time itself. As such it has an
unparalleled wealth of history and legend. Our family visited in
Easter 1990 and stayed for five days in Luxor followed by two
days in Cairo. My Dad unfortunately ate some Egyptian ice cream
and was ill in bed all through Cairo, although he could still
see the pyramids from the balcony. Egypt is a place I certainly
intend to visit again sometime - I'm not sure at the time I was
old enough to appreciate the experience properly.  The Great
Sphinx  A slightly obscured view of the Sphinx and the pyramids
of Giza in the background. As you can see there was some
restoration work going on at the Sphinx. For many years the
Sphinx was buried to the neck in sand, the word "Sphinx" means
mysterious. The Great Pyramid behind (on the left) stands today
at almost 140 metres and weighs over six million tonnes, yet was
built so accurately that the length of each side is within an
inch of the others.  This is