Bijrawia, Shendy

At last after 2 years in Khartoum, we finally went to one of Sudan's famous pyramid in Bijrawia, Shendy. We went there yesterday morning and the journey took us the whole day. The archaeological site of ancient kingdom of Shendi at Bijrawia are the remains of a royal cemetery from Meroetic kingdom between 300 B.C and 300 A.D. The pyramids are much smaller compared to their well-known counterparts in Egypt.

The journey to the pyramid took 3 hours plus as we had to stop at 3 check points for us to pay the entrance fee and also for them to check the passports. Ala-ala macam nak masuk Siam gitu...There were 5 families on this trip; Mahmood Hisham's, Shafino's, Zapri's, Zabuddin's and us plus 5 vehicles including 3 vans, 1 4WD and 1 car.

We started the journey at 9.30 am. Since the journey was so far, we had to take our breakfast in the van while the kids were so boring that they went to sleep. There is nothing much to look along the way. It was just like traveling across the desert.

Some of the sceneries along the way.....

We arrived there at 12.30 p.m and spend an hour from camel riding to walking and sliding to taking pictures. It was so tired to walk across the sand and dune but it was great since the weather was so nice. But for Ehsan, it was a happy moment for him as he could be walking freely without any disturb.

He had an exciting moment by himself...

The excavations at Bijrawia started in the 19th century, when the Europeans made their 1st archaelogical expeditions into Nubia. When the British took control over Sudan in its new boundaries, part of the treasury had been brought to Paris, Munich and Berlin. As most of the remains was left unprotected at that time, it experienced severe damage by the steady action of winds and dust storms over the decades of this century.

Today the most urgent preservation work is done a by small group of specialist and supported by the Sudanese government and some international aid.

One of the pyramid...

My 1st camel riding experience with Erica


Me with the kids


Hubby & Erica


The four of us...

Me sliding down the dune

We then stopped at the near by village which has a huge tree and a small river bank and had our lunch over there. It was great as all the families brought along lots of foods to be shared. We ate and pray and later continue our journey back to Khartoum at around 3.30p.m. We safely arrived home at 6.45 pm.

Lunch time....

We are not only had such a tiring day but also happy time plus we also bring back some sand in our shoes, jean's pocket and inside Ehsan's diaper for 'memories'. LOL