Egypt tour 5 (Cairo 2)

Egypt tour 5

(Cairo, 2)

As of 31 December, more than 4 points in the morning is up 6 points, take the 35 minute flight, 8 o'clock returned to Cairo.

The southern tip of the Nile Delta, Egypt in Cairo is the capital and largest city in Africa, or African and Arab cultural center. Cairo (Khel) is the Arabic in the Conqueror, the winner of the mean. In ancient Egypt, Cairo is referred to as the "mother of cities", now you have more than 250 by mosques and referred to as the "city of a thousand Tower." Cairo's landmark is about 187 m overlooking the whole city of Cairo Tower, the world-famous guisane pyramids, Sphinx is located in the West suburb of Cairo.

Go to the old town to visit the Church of the Virgin Mary.

Church built in 3-4 centuries a.d., some 1500 years of history, is the most ancient Egypt's history of a church. Because it is built in the Roman Fort in South Gate, appear to be suspended in the air, so called "vacant Church." This is the most beautiful old town with a church, the White Tower and the beauty of the cross with Christ Church unique Holiness and glory. After entering the gate, through planting the flowers and decorated with Mosaic murals of narrow aisle, 29-stone steps, went into the Church is also called ladder of the Virgin Mary Church. Church with ebony furniture, marble pulpit, mosaic of ivory and doors and colourful bars, very beautiful. There is also a 13 pillar supporting the small altar, symbolizes Jesus ' disciples, one of the 13 root in black basalt, photoprint, representative of Judas betrayed Jesus. The Church also kept the many relics of the Holy one, with a portrait of the Virgin Mary is most famous. Sitting in a Chair, looking at the picture of the Virgin Mary and the surrounding pious monks, but full of heart.

Left vacant Church not distant Emil Mosque is the oldest mosque in Cairo.

Ancient temple built in 1025 year, around a tall brick walls, the entrance is a unique large arches. Courtyard surrounded by Simian Arcade, with an octagonal dome Pavilion for Church of the followers of the net as a wash. We shall take off the shoes, ladies also Wai on the hood, no headscarf several mosques is put on free loan long cloak, take a guided tour into the Hall of worship. Grand Palace branch stands rows of marble column, column top jacket with fine carvings, columns and columns with a horseshoe arch convergence, forming one beautiful arches, and arches and supporting the vault. This is the history of Islamic architecture in the first appearance of the bow bearing structure. Arches under the hanging chic vase modeling lamp, wooden floor tiled with parcel of Red knitted rugs, the whole Palace was gorgeous and elegant. The main positive has a guide the direction of Mecca Shengmen, carved the Qur'an, the holy shrine decorated elegant and large cleric spoke highly of the rostrum. In contrast, very simple, Emir of the mosque, spacious halls in addition to one big cylinders out almost empty no matter. But they are spectacular and very solemn, uncontrollable portico.

Located in the old city of Cairo city centre area in Khan · Khalili market, is the oldest tourist with Arab arts and crafts market, from distribution in dozens of small streets and lanes of hundreds of individual shops.

Market in occupies an area of 5 square kilometers, the stone paved ground old but clean, narrow streets on both sides neatly stacked with the sale of goods. Have dedicated sales fragrances, vanilla, perfume of streets and lanes, the sale of jewellery, gold and silver utensils of streets and lanes that are sold by engraved copper hanging up and various crafts alley, many Arab-tobacco Museum, tea, as well as the rich flavour of the nation where the little restaurant. A Warren of streets and lanes, gathered from around the world by foreign tourists. Colorful passenger and goods traffic to the assortment, which constitute a beautiful landscape. Guided tours only gave twenty minutes shopping time, so we can only visit a bardo. I went into the streets and lanes of the small arts and crafts for sale, side wandered, and shopkeepers taohuan with price, last ten EGP purchased two pyramids of small pendant, chat as a tour of remembrance.

After lunch a shopping items.

The tour takes us into a flavor shop, the shop display a variety of flavors and shape size different beautiful flavor bottle. Drinking after Egypt taste of beverages, hand pallet through a variety of flavors, like and not many people to be generous, they are basically empty hands out of the shop. In the shops of a small stalls, after the owner doesn't allow twist knife, I'm ten EGP bought a distinctive, glass, with Pharaoh portrait pyramid small ornaments, so that the first several boarding the CityGuide is a bit jealous.

Finally a visit to the world-famous guisane pyramid, this is the most important to Egypt.

Egypt Pyramids are currently a total of 118, maximum is Cairo suburb JISA three pyramids. Giza seven wonders of the world ranked first, is the only one of the finest of the seven wonders of the entity. Giza include hufu-Harvard la-door card UL three generations is connected to a three wire pyramid, pyramid of the fourth dynasty Pharaoh Hufu-great pyramid, which is the world's largest pyramid. The great Pyramid was built in b.c. 2690, original 146.5 meters high, due to year-long weathering, top 10 meters, spalling 136.5 m high. The bottom is a square, square with sides 230 meters, the maximum error of only 20 cm. Triangular surface tilt 51 degrees, Tower bottom area 5.3 million square meters. The towers are composed of 230 million pieces of stone, a total of 210 layer, each stone average weight 2.5 tons (one of the biggest piece weighing 160 tonnes), pyramid, the overall weight of around 600 000 tons. The Tower has a ladder, corridor, Tomb, and embossed fine painting and sculpture. The second pyramid is hufu son Harvard la King's Tomb, built 2650 years BC, lower than the great pyramid hufu 3 m long 215.5 m off the bottom, but a more perfect spectacular architectural forms, tower built temples and other ancillary buildings and famous Sphinx. Third pyramid is hufu grandson door card UL King's Tomb, built in 26 BC00 years. At that time was the fourth dynasty fading era, pyramid building began to decline. Door card UL pyramid not only highly reduced to 66.5 m, down to the bottom long 108.5 m, internal structure is also very diverse. Giza region there are still some small pyramids of weathered crude, that is the descendant of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Khufu visitors can buy tickets for entry per ticket 100 EGP, only limited sold 150 sheet.

This is an optional item, but it is a well worth visit project, because you can zero distance close to the legendary and mysterious pyramids. Although the Guide repeatedly said tickets may not buy, also said that nothing in the pyramid, will not go into regret, will regret it. Can I still hold to go in, I'd rather put into regret staying in Egypt, rather not go back to Shanghai of regret. The pyramid, we visited several to come, according to Zhang, followed behind in the ticket office of Zhang window in front of a team, to indicate that he was not a "cattle down votes." Finally, everything goes well, buy the limited number of tickets.

Coach transfer us to the pyramid of Khufu, initial entry about 20 meters above the ground, the four big stones on a triangle's door.

Pharaoh's funeral, the entrance was sealed, and now visitors to access the portal, is in the original entry below 10 metres further opening up of a cave. Go into the hole, a dark line in a vessel with yellow Halo lighting, hunched over my head along a ladder of ten level down then lie in after a long narrow a low air of corridor, was finally able to stand up straight breath. And continue along a narrow corridor effortlessly up and turn left at the cross the length 30 m of mysterious corridor, came to the grave. 20 meters square Tomb in addition to an empty sarcophagus out nothing. The wall and no color decoration, is a solemn and dignified black. And bow to the stoop that low and narrow the suffocation and painful corridor, went out of the cave. I suddenly felt that day was so blue, clouds are like the wind is so cool, the air is so fresh that the Sun feels better.

In the near to watch over the great pyramid hufu, went the distance can see the three pyramids of a broad yellow sand, Zhang gave us gleefully take pictures of the best locations, let's put this symbol of Egypt and the pride of Egypt civilization forever back.

Standing on the sand mirrorlike that three Spire's corners of the pyramid a lined bloom, powder in the desert, the sun shines down seems to be no longer secret. In fact, magic is not a pyramid itself, the magic is still not completely deciphered pyramid calculation and construction methods, this is the eternal mystery of pyramids, nor is the ancient Egypt's most precious of cultural heritage.

The famous Sphinx distance Khufu approximately 350 metres, is located in the East by Harvard's open before the pyramids, the great Plaza.

This is a city with a Lion at Harvard, head and body of massive stone. Statue high 21 meters, length 57 meters, only one ear, there are 2 m long, face and foot five metres wide. Its head is under way at Harvard, Pharaoh, in addition to the lion of the claw is a stone, the rest are in a block of natural rock sculpture. Sphinx is also called "Sphinx", in Arabic means "father of terror." In ancient Egypt, the lion is the symbol of strength, Sphinx is a symbol of wisdom and power. Harvard la to Sphinx in his grave out as Patron Saint, used to guard your own pyramid tomb.

Cross the square to the stones into the walls of the heap, only about two bars doors are closed, that is, there are maintenance, not open to the public.

Visit people only from the side of the entry in the small stone, a stone steps, climb the tall stone walls on the platform, far from the side view of Sphinx. Can't stand at the Sphinx feet, from the front, looking forward to its majestic appearance, is the largest tour in Egypt. Magnificent Sphinx, solemn of stares, bears witness to the history of Egypt. Although after 4000 years of vicissitudes, torn weathered face serious damage to physical wounds, but still faintly visible past hung gas into the sky. Sphinx of forefoot on a stone, record a new Kingdom period King Matute Morse IV in its head office to sleep when the shadow of a dream. Because of the angle between me and couldn't see the stone, just saw its two legs have a tablet, that is the figure-Morse IV after the person of being as dream stone tablet. By Turkey with cannon destroyed Sphinx nose and whiskers are now saved in the British Museum in London. Hopefully one day, they can of repossessed, return to the Sphinx spacious and wisdom in the face. Leave the Sphinx, went straight for a papyrus. Heard a presentation and demonstration, and enjoy a piece of papyrus art that only a few are interested in purchasing, the rest are still empty hands out of the shop. The evening is at your own expense tour Nile, 55 dollars. At half past seven time we boarded a cruise ship, used the ship's buffet, I immediately went to the top of the deck and enjoy the night view of the Nile. Nile River originated in the Ethiopian Highlands, flows through the Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaire, Kenya, Sudan and Egypt 9 countries, 6700 km in length, is Africa's first great river, which is also the world's second longest river. The Nile in Egypt in 1530 km in length, 3-16-Strait km wide Valley, to the Cairo back into two tributaries, the injection of Eastern Mediterranean. These two tributaries of the Nile Delta sediments, is the cradle of the culture of Egypt is also the birthplace of world culture. Cruise along the Nile River upstream, spacious, gentle flow, colorful neon and towering over the lights of buildings in a shadowy figures in the River. The night was a bit cold, I watched it back to the cabin. Dance performances began, first a body symmetry, female naked belly dancer swaying hips, shrinkage and deformation, extended his tummy muscles, performing the "belly dance".Then a bit of national costume dressed in Egypt male dancers performing "rotating dance". He fast turning, colorful skirt natural open, formed a pretty big umbrella. One and a half hours passed quickly. Ashore, the tour brings us to the Cairo's largest "City Star" department stores in the Mall and around an hour and a half. 11 point half-time came to the airport, Egypt trip ended and we will take the 3 a.m. p.m. flight fly to Istanbul.