Report Card for Egyptian Sites

Here is a quick report card for the major sites around Cairo:

Giza Pyramids = B+ (so many people and hawkers it was bothersome) They are the neatest to see. Supposedly they are cleaning it up in the next year to get rid of the camel hawkers and general hawking. If so, increase grade to A- because you cannot go inside them.

Saqqara Step Pyramid = B- (good, not great and hawkers) Plus a lot of reconstruction.

Dashur = A (actually had the place to myself and walked inside the pyramids) Best spot on the 2 day trip.

Memphis = F (don't bother it sucks and I wonder how it makes it on the regular trip)

Coptic Cairo = B+ (relaxed, the welcome mat is out, no hawkers)

Egyptian Museum = C (if you like no air conditioning, the chance to contract TB, and a total mob scene, this is the place for you) Lots of stuff in there. The King Tut stuff was the coolest.

The Citadel = B- (go inside the Mosque, its cool and out of the sun)

This is me at Dashur and it's 110 degrees, and no, there is no shade, thanks for asking. Oh, right, just like Fresno in summertime. Thanks for the cotton hat Dad. It provided evaporative cooling that does not work with polyester hats, useful in the mountains, not the desert.