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| We spent just a few hours in the Egyptian
museum - a mandatory visit IMHO for anyone visiting Egypt. Fantastic
amount of wonderful objects. |
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| The chair is from Tutankhamuns' tomb, as
is the ivory treasure chest. |
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| We visited several of the major mosques
in Cairo, all over 1200 years old. It is great for the children to see
other religions and places of worship, and mosques are very open and
friendly. |
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| We also visited Khan al Kahlili, the
primary bazaar in Cairo. Typical bazaar hard selling and bargaining,
and, on the day of our visit, one of the very rare rains in Cairo. |
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| The first picture is the pyramid at
Sakkara, the first ever built. This is the famous "step pyramid" -
built in steps before the method was perfected. The second and third
pictures are of the great pyramids at Giza - we went into the pyramid when
the electricity had failed and the entire passage was pitch dark. You
must bend over strongly for most of the passage,and the air was stale and
hot (all the previous visitors + no ventilation at all).. an adventure!
We at least had a small flashlight, but many others were caught completely
in the dark... Made me think of several old horror movies, yes?
The last picture is from our hotel room in Cairo,
overlooking the great pyramids. |
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