Obama Tours Pyramids: "Five Guys Was Good, This Was Better" (VIDEO)

During his stay in Cairo, Egypt, where he gave his longest and arguably most anticipated speech yet, President Obama indulged in some tourism, visiting the Great Pyramids of Giza, which he labeled "awe-inspiring". Obama described the tour as the best off the record (OTR) experience of his presidency so far -- even trumping the burger run to Five Guys with NBC's Brian Williams last week. "Five Guys was good, this was better," Obama said, according to MSNBC News. AP has more:

The president's brief stay in Cairo included a visit to the Sultan Hassan mosque, a 600-year-old center of Islamic worship and study. He also toured the Great Pyramids of Giza, and joked with reporters that if they were not present, "I'd get on a camel." Some of his aides did just that.

Here's video of some raw footage of President Obama touring the pyramids.

At one point during the tour, Obama is reported to have spotted a hieroglyphic of a large-eared man, spurring the remark, ""That looks like me!" Look at those ears!" ABC News reports.

According to MSNBC, the character in the hieroglyphic represents esteemed qualities:

Dr. Zahi Hawass, the secretary general of the supreme council of antiquities -- who played tour guide to Obama and his entourage -- went on to explain to the president, his Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and others the history of the tomb of Kar, who was a priest, a scholar and a judge.

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[normathumb]

08:46 AM on 06/05/2009

You might think if you report the president spotting a hieroglyph resembling himself, you might include a photo of the glyph.

[rockyb26]

08:58 AM on 06/05/2009

agreed

[lunaticphilosopher]

08:41 AM on 06/05/2009

Next week I'm going to Disney Land. It's good to be the King!

[LooktotheLeft]

08:04 AM on 06/05/2009

We understand you wanting to be a "Man of the People" and all Mr. Pres., but chill on the hamburger runs. There's a n*ut from the Planet Ut@h running around (and n*uts in every other state as well) that don't much care about you wanting to get out and mingle from time to time. So, in the interest of the 55 mil or so people, including me, who love you....and the two billion outside the U.S. who feel the same way, 'bout time for you to hunker down and be careful. S@rah P@lin, Se@n H@nnity, Pat B*ucannan, Bill O'R*eilly, Michael S@vage, H@l Turner, and a bunch more are trying to send you an indirect message. Better listen to them.

[CynAnne]

01:44 PM on 06/05/2009

I hate to say it, Look, but I agree 100%..the current crop of wingnutters are a complete inverse to everything our President once again represents: warmth, humor, and most importantly, intellect. And now those same mouthpieces, having no Publican't prop even close to our POTUS (although Colin Powell is certainly a worthy contender), have become near-mad with jealousy and resentment, and are lashing out as blindly as any cornered rodent, even turning on each other if it will score themselves a few extra political points. It's time the Federal authorities step in and quash those who deliberately incite violence with racist and sexist 'commentary' (the way Europe currently does..they brook very little of the tripe we see paraded on Faux almost daily)..

[LooktotheLeft]

08:03 AM on 06/05/2009

We understand you wanting to be a "Man of the People" and all Mr. Pres., but chill on the hamburger runs. There's a n*ut from the Planet Utah running around (and n*uts in every other state as well) that don't much care about you wanting to get out and mingle from time to time. So, in the interest of the 55 mil or so people, including me, who love you....and the two billion outside the U.S. who feel the same way, 'bout time for you to hunker down and be careful. Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity, Pat Bucannan, Bill O'Reilly, Michael Savage, Hal Turner, and a bunch more are trying to send you an indirect message. Better listen to them.

[auegg]

07:44 AM on 06/05/2009

These other countries seem to have no own identity. We have the most unique culture in the world and they just seem to copy everything from us! The buildings in the background look like the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas only uglier. I observed furthermore that some of the inhabitantes wear similar clothes like the one in the film "Lawrence from Arabia". Probably they saw the movie and now think that all americans wear such clothes. LoL- such dumbheads!

[AlexFTW]

06:37 AM on 06/05/2009

Did anyone see this footage? The President was inside the pyramid and saw a carving of a face that looked just like him. He said astonished, "That looks like me! Look at those ears!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnAzbHtu_hI

[jazzblues]

05:01 AM on 06/05/2009

I feel so bad for the secret service. Even in this heat, the guys had to don a complete suit jacket, full shirt, a tie...

[MarkBoston]

02:43 AM on 06/05/2009

BHO is such a light of hope for the nation and the world. He's pretty damn cool too !!

[Dwain Goforth]

12:50 AM on 06/05/2009

As every Arab knows, in June, he should have worn a hat, and long (light) sleeves.

Go figure. It's a looong way from Chicago.

[maxfax]

11:48 PM on 06/04/2009

Finally, a President who appreciates history, it's been a long eight years.

[MichaelMcKLA]

03:31 AM on 06/05/2009

I also appreciate history. I appreciate that Bush is history. Finally.

[ibivi]

03:57 AM on 06/05/2009

It is so nice to see a president being treated with welcome and as a beacon of hope. I loved when he made the comments about the hieroglyphic of the large-eared man. Very well done Mr President!

[RaWash]

11:25 PM on 06/04/2009

holy crap, the hieroglyphic does look like him, see:

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t168/ivoryfair/barackandthepyramiddude.jpg

[psbintl]

02:28 AM on 06/05/2009

OMG!

It does!

[MichaelMcKLA]

03:33 AM on 06/05/2009

What, no hieroglyphic that looks like Bush or Cheney?

[CynAnne]

04:00 AM on 06/05/2009

This is as close as I can get, Michael: http://www.scruffles.net/spielberg/movies/images/pinkyAndTheBrain-1.gif ..guess which one is Cheney (heehee)..? ;) ...

[We-Are-The-Ones]

11:18 PM on 06/04/2009

He looks amazingly handsome and relaxed.

[wayicit]

11:03 PM on 06/04/2009

I sure am glad he's our President!

[Applecheeks]

11:00 PM on 06/04/2009

Why can't he get on a camel?!

[IllinoisTexan43]

11:03 PM on 06/04/2009

If you've never done it before, it's kinda scary, but they do have a very soothing gait.

[NoVA forObama]

11:26 PM on 06/04/2009

Camels will sometimes take off, and head fullspeed towards Libya..they can also throw you..

[Taz2]

10:58 PM on 06/04/2009

President Obama finds his Look-A-Like in Egypt Pyramid!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RsjujbnWFg

Seriously, it looks like Him

[RachelMc]

12:40 AM on 06/05/2009

ty. i wanted to see that.