“It’s a predictable act of desecration, I guess. But it does tend to encourage a speedy visitor turnaround. In general, though, the pyramids sprang lots of surprises. And they offered the possibility of pleasures (or transgressions) that would be decidedly off limits back home. Let me say to begin with that, unlike so many ‘Wonders of the World’, they do not disappoint. They are absolutely vast and, at least if you view them from one direction, they give every impression of being isolate...d in the trackless desert. Visitors are not encouraged to look the other way, where the huge silhouettes appear not against the background of the camel-dotted sands, but against the suburbs of Cairo – and, in particular, against the distinctive colours of the Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet (Pyramids branch). It doubles with Pizza Hut if you go upstairs. But, smell apart, the best bit was climbing inside, right into the burial chamber of the Great Pyramid.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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