Photos: 1: me in front of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Inside is the incredible “King Tut” exhibit that has traveled the world. I saw it all here--more gold than I’ve ever seen in one place. I had a guide, Achmed, who took me around all day for just $50! 2: me in a papyrus store. I watched this man make papyrus, and I bought a painting of the famous King Tut gold funeral mask on papyrus. It also has my name inscribed in hieroglyphics. 3: pyramid of Khafre, still capped with the limestone casing which was originally over all of the pyramid until the 19th century when they were stripped to build palaces and mosques. It is 136 meters high. 4: the “Great Pyramid” of Cheops, the oldest and largest pyramid in Egypt. It dates from 2570 BC! And it is (now) 146 meters high, built out of 2.3 million limestone blocks. 5: me in front of the Great Pyramid