Pyramids rise above sun-baked sands. The Sphinx stares, unblinking, into a relentlessly blue sky. Golden-clad tombs buried with astounding treasures. Boats wend their way down the waters of the Nile. Traders hawk their wares in the dusty bazaars. In many ways, Egypt seems timeless, unchanging. A country of myths and mysteries that beckons with her wondrous sights and alluring mystique, from where ancient civilization emerged more than 5,000 years ago.