The Pyramids looking towards Cairo - close to sunset.

The pyramid site now closes at 5pm. Which was unfortunate for us, as we arrived at 5.30!. We were offered several taxi rides to the pyramids,taking 'unofficial' routes, but definitely decided against that! But, as we had arranged to see the sound and light show, we had a couple of hours to spare, so we decided to eat. I can thoroughly recommend Felfellas on Alexandra Desert Road. Our first genuine Egyptian food, and despite some original doubts, we all found it to be excellent. Four people can eat there for less than £E100. And the decor is something else! Columns covered in seashells to resemble bark, a large tank with terrapins and turtles swimming in it. Eat inside though if you don't want to be bothered by flies. After eating, we arranged a taxi to see the sound and light show and return to central Cairo. This was a 'safe' taxi, and the driver spoke excellent English, so we decided to hire him for the next day. The daily rate is equivalent to £20 or so, and certainly makes the package tour excursions at £30 per person exorbitant.

So we went back the next day.Admission to the Gizeh Plateau is £E12. We hired a taxi to take us from our hotel in central Cairo, and kept him all day, for the equivalent of £20. A good deal for 4 people. Unfortunately, the driver had arranged some extras for himself and his family, and it wasn't long after we arrived at the pyramids that we were on camels!

I've 'thumbnailed' several photographs below - just click on them to go to their own page - for the technically minded, the darker photos were taken with a Pentax p130 with polarising filters, the lighter ones with a Kodak DC120 digital camera.