Meroe – chossclimbers

Meroe

Sudan

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Meroe — Meroe Pyramids.

In the morning, Osman picked us up for a four-hour drive north towards Meroe. Along the way, we stopped in the village of Shendi to have some home brewed coffee with a family that Osman knew. We reached the pyramids before sunset and were there for the magic hour. Given that it was New Years Eve, we were not alone; there were a few dozen people including a handful of foreigners. Oh well, still a pretty special experience even if tainted by humannity. We spent the night camped out just beneath the pyramids and headed back to Khartoum early in the morning.

Photos

Khartoum — Osman picking us up in the morning for a trip up to Meroe (Dec. 2021).

Khartoum — I do like the name – gets right into what it’s all about (Dec. 2021).

Khartoum — Watermelon shopping on the side of the road in Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

Khartoum — OK, now we’re ready for some pyramids (Dec. 2021).

Khartoum — Khartoum sights (Dec. 2021).

Sudan — Intercity travel permit. Just one example of the thick bureaucracy in the country and something that Osman shielded us from (Dec. 2021).

Sudan — On the road (Dec. 2021).

Sudan — A mosque, seemingly in the middle of nowhere (Dec. 2021).

Sudan — On the way up to Meroe, we met up with Ghazi who was driving back from Port Sudan (Dec. 2021).

Sudan — Got some camping supplies from Ghazi (Dec. 2021).

Sudan — The village of Shendi on the way up to Meroe (Dec. 2021).

Sudan — Where we stopped at a family’s house. They were kind enough to treat us to some excellent coffee and Shirley got some ink (Dec. 2021).

Sudan — Actually, it was very impressive to see (Dec. 2021).

Sudan — The kind family who had us over for coffee and a henna. Group selfie by Osman (Dec. 2021).

Sudan — The (almost) finished product (Dec. 2021).

Sudan — Back on the road and heading towards Meroe (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — First sighting of the pyramids (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Near the pyramids (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Visitors’ center at Meroe (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Shirley running the gauntlet at the entrance to the pyramid complex (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Meroe (December 2021).

Meroe — More missed opportunities (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Meroe pyramids (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Meroe pyramids (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Shirley providing a sense of scale (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Meroe (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Meroe (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Shirley and the pyramids (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Meroe (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — An engraving over the entrance to one of the pyramids (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Osman at the pyramids (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Shirley ‘splorin (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Impressive (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Magic hour getting nearer (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Meroe (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Photo by Osman (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Pure fire!

Meroe — Osman and Shirley (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — We were there at sunset on New Year’s Eve..hence the crowds (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Meroe (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Heading back shortly after sunset (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Osman cooking up our dinner in camp (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Shirley in our camp (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Shirley and Osman at the southern pyramid complex in the morning (Dec. 2021).

Meroe — Shirley checking out the southern (less impressive) pyramid complex of Meroe the following morning (Dec. 2021).

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