Egypt: The Pyramids of Giza

No pictures will ever do justice to the mind-blowing grandeur of the Kheops pyramid. The structure belittles you, humiliates you and simply ignores you. It has been chopped at, had its outer limestone cover removed, the top stone stolen, cornerstones reused for other projects. A hole has been cut by a 16th century pasha that is now used to feed tourists single-line into the small dark chamber in exchange for 20 bucks, in addition to the view only fee. No one knows why, no one knows how.
The awe I experienced outside and inside the pyramid is unprecedented. Incomprehension baffles. To have a sudden surge of technological marvel for two dynasties only, and then a total collapse of these skills (see the pics of pyramids later).
My guide mentioned of course the fact that the Pyramids are one of the seven wonders of the world, but could name only two other wonders. Needless to say, my interest to what he had to parrot dropped almost immediately.