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The spectacular pyramid sound and light show - NOT!

April 1st, 2007 emigre Posted in Odds And Ends |

Continued from Day 6: Crawlspaces, pyramids and sphinxes

DAY 7: TIME TO COVER UP
We visit the Citadel of Salah Eldin which is a copy of the Blue Mosque in Turkey. Quite spectacular. A few in our group who are not fully covered up are given long capes to wear. There is a spectacular view of Cairo city from this hilltop. Everything is brown and dusty from neglect and pollution.

We have roasted pigeon stuffed with basmati rice for lunch. It looks plump in the picture but there is really very little meat. It’s all rice. Quite a few of us are not loving it, myself included. The rice tastes fine but unless you really dig in by slurping the flavour of the pigeon bones, it gets boring very fast.

THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
No cameras are allowed within the premises of the Egyptian Museum so we leave our cameras in the bus under the care of the driver. All the King Tut treasures are here, including the famous gold mask and multiple sarcophaguses. We decide not to go into the royal mummies room which is an extra fee. I had seen a mummies exhibition before while in Spain a few years back.

OFF TO THE BAZAAR WE GO
Cairo’s largest bazaar is the Khan El Khalili Bazaar. It’s a maze there and we take our bearings from the clock tower there. We don’t have much time to browse - only 1.5 hours. According to our original schedule, we are suppose to have the whole afternoon to shop. However, we suspect that we are only given a short time here as the local guide does not get any commission from our shopping here. The sights and sounds here are more interesting to me than the wares on sale which are mostly tourist souvenirs.

THE PYRAMID SOUND & LIGHT RIP-OFF SHOW
This optional show costs US$35. Very expensive but we expect a good show. It is a laser light and sound show at night at the pyramids. It is a total rip-off. The show is boring and the laser effects amateurish. Maybe this is the exact same show designed 20 years ago when laser lights are state-of-the-art technology and they have not changed it since. Not even the mighty pyramids can save this dud of a show. You can almost hear the sighs of relief after the 1 hour show comes to an end. Applause is little and feeble - probably made by the attendants themselves. Don’t waste your time and money on this crap!