Pyramids - Are They Overrated?

Nick Pendrell · #1 (**permalink**) 14th January 2008, 01:18 AM

As soon as anyone mentions the word 'Egypt', the first thing most people think of are the Pyramids.

Are they really all they're cracked up to be though?

In Latvia, where I am at the moment, I get very few English language TV programs and most of them are from the Discovery Channel whose entire output seems to comprise:

1. Sharks
2. Nazis
3. People buildings bikes or cars while screaming at each other
4. The Pyramids

I must admit that I am a bit sick of all of these topics by now, which has rather put me off the Pyramids. But it does seem a bit bad to live a few hours away from one of the Wonders of the World and not go and see them.

So what did you think about them those of you who saw them?

j4hurghada · #2 (**permalink**) 14th January 2008, 02:32 PM

Go and see for yourself, they are brilliant, the sould and light show at night is not to be missed, The cairo musium is very good too.

Then off to Luxor and the vally of the kings and queens fantastic.

The first time we went to Egypt was to Luxor and Cairo we fell in love with Egypt then, that was 4 years ago.

queenie40something · #3 (**permalink**) 14th January 2008, 03:11 PM

Hi - we were surprised at the sheer size of them. We never realised that they are that big. What surprised us was there was no protection for the Sphinx. There were tons of birds pecking away at it.

When you go to Egypt I think it would be a shame not to go and see the Pyramids. At least you can say you have been. We had been to Egypt loads of times before we went to Cairo last year. Everytime we went everyone kept asking if we had seen the Pyramids and it was getting a bit embarrasing saying no. My teenagers thought the museum was really interesting. In a nutshell would we go back to Caro - no - once was enough for us.

kim konnoris · #4 (**permalink**) 19th January 2008, 11:51 PM

I HAVE BEEN TO THE GIZZA PYRAMIDS, AND CAIRO MUSEUM FANTASTIC A MUST SEE!!

Kim

MaidenScotland · #5 (**permalink**) 29th October 2009, 08:40 AM

I know this is an old post but thought it could do with a revive.
I was impressed by the pyramids but not the chaos around it but I believe this has been changed, not been out there in 18months. I believe hawkers are now banned and presume this means that cola bottles will not be laying around in their thousands.
Cairo museum... I was there over Eide and I don't rate it other than the mummy room and Tutankhamen room I would give it a miss, but all my visitors want to go so go I must.
Years ago my first visit to the museum was a cheap half day out but no longer it is quite expensive now and it makes me wonder where all the fees taken go.
What do you like/dislike about the museum?

khater · #6 (**permalink**) 29th October 2009, 05:58 PM

egyptian museum n cairo has the biggest collection ever of pharonic monuments,milions of people visit egyptian museums in london or louver although whats there cant be compared by means or volume to whats here.the museum is old and the show rooms cant handle all these items nor number of visitors but now another musuem is under construction near the pyramids *thats where the ramses 2 statue was transfered* and it will be abig tidy with enough space for every item,it will be areal musuem.then the old one will be renewed and just few items will be kept there.
some of my friends took 3 days to finish the museum.i took just one long day,its too much too see or understand

MaidenScotland · #7 (**permalink**) 29th October 2009, 10:40 PM

Hi Khater

Yes I agree there is to much to see but that is part of my gripe, nothing is set out properly nor is it catalogued and labelled properly
I remember Rasmes statue being moved about 3 years ago and sadly it is still lying down out in the desert.
Egypt has has wonderful and unbeatable heritage and should show it off to its best advantage but sadly it isn't.

khater · #8 (**permalink**) 30th October 2009, 03:13 AM

hopefully the new musuem will be like this,so far only one i found with good way of showing contents is emhoteb museum in sakara.its really a shame.the new museum near pyramids should be ready in 2011 unesco and japan are cooperating in design and structure

sinini · #9 (**permalink**) 30th October 2009, 10:47 AM

wounderfull .. pyramid and sphinx

Peter Mitry · #10 (**permalink**) 3rd November 2009, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by sinini

wounderfull .. pyramid and sphinx

The Pyramids were great and a definite 'must visit' when going to Cairo. However, I have now been living in Hurghada for 18 months and have since flown into and out of Cairo many times - and I have NEVER seen the Pyramids from the air!! Has anyone else?

Also I do think that it is a shame that the Sphynx has been allowed to deteriorate so much and to place a Pizza Hut right across the street does destroy the mystique somewhat!!

What do others think? Could more be made of this amazing piece of Egyptian heritage?

Being in the real estate and construction business it is a mystery to me how the skills of the past have been lost in the present day!!