Caïro

[vakman]

Wel I am only going for a weekend to visit the piramids.

Crowded and noisey are part of the experience i think.

[Maleg]

Originally Posted by vakman

Wel I am only going for a weekend to visit the piramids.

Crowded and noisey are part of the experience i think.

When I went to Cairo you could see the the air. It smelled of burning rubber and tasted metallic. A decidedly unhealthy environment. Traffic is worse than India, which is saying something. I stayed at the Semiramus Intercon on the Nile and had a pleasant stay.

The pyramids themselves were a disappointment compared to other antiquities in the world. Merely a pile of stones surrounded by sand and throngs of onlookers. None of the interesting egyptology resides with the pyramids. Those items have all been long removed. The best are viewed in western museums, but the Egyptian museum downtown is worth the visit.