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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM November 26, 1997
Sunrise (local): not available Sunset (local): not available	Weather 85°F
Traveled Since Yesterday 0 m / 0 km Cumulative 1163 mi / 1873 km	Lat: 30° 02' 29" N Lon: 31° 13' 19" E Elev: 220 ft / 67 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Saqqara
Where We're Staying: Bodmin Guest House, Cairo
Places We Visited: Pyramids of Saqqara and surrounding area — Zoser's Pyramid, the tombs of Akhti-Hotep and Ptah-Hotep, the Serapium, and the Mastaba of Ti
Featured Site: Zoser's Pyramid
Person of the Day: Imhotep
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: rice pudding; Breakfast: none; Lunch: kushari; Dinner: kushari; Olive Count: 1165
Word of the Day: Izzayak means "How are you?" in Egyptian Arabic.
Tech Fact of the Day: How to Build a Pyramid: Flat Count (Cumulative): 3; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 17


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