In awe
The night before visiting the the pyramids, we stayed in the Le Meridien hotel (lovely hotel) that overlooks the Giza plateau, and from the hotel room had a view of the pyramids - at this stage, I simply saw the pyramids as a pile of rubble on the other side of the road; it wasn't until the following morning when our tour bus went to the plateau that you realise the scale of things. These megastructures are taller than one heck of a lot of buildings; to see the size and hear the statistics about how many football pitches could fit inside is mindblowing, and to realise that they didn't have tower cranes, they didn't have CAT trucks, and they didn't have electronic surveying equipment, and they still got these buildings 100% aligned and correct has put me in total awe of the site, which had an amazingly spiritual feel, even if there was a faint sniff of capitalisim in the air.
If you go to Cairo, you simply must take the trip over the Nile to visit the pyramids, it wouldn't be Egypt without it, and you need to see up close to truly believe what it takes to be a wonder of the world.
One word of caution at the plateau, EVERYTHING costs - taking a picture of a Bedouin or their camel will cost, even if they say it won't, you'll be accosted on the way back to your transport. You will be approached by a number of con-artists who will place cheap tat on any part of your body it will balance on, advising this is a free gift, only to demand payment on return to the bus - we were lucky in the respect we travelled everywhere with a plain clothes cop, so he was able to step in when required. Overall though, visiting the site is a must do for any holiday to Egypt, and I cant wat to go back.