Trip to Egypt (Cairo)

Egypt tour a

(Cairo)

Dec. 26th, 2009 at 11: 05 minutes in the evening, we take the Turkey flights through airline TK27 travelled to Cairo and Istanbul began a long-awaited trip to Egypt.

This is an Airbus A330 aircraft, each row 8-seat cabin is relatively narrow, seats are a bit small. After twelve hours of long-haul flight, 27, 5 points (Egypt time, the same below) arrived in Istanbul Turkey. At Istanbul Airport spent five hours to 10: 30 pm, transfer the TK1144 flights fly to Cairo. And after two more hours of flight, afternoon nearly 1 point, the aircraft was landing at the Cairo airport. Before and after the 20-hour journey very hard, but also very tired, but cover up the excitement of the heart. In arduous years I finally fulfilled my childhood dream came to faraway Africa, on Egypt's ancient and mysterious land.

Located in the North-East of the Nile basin in Africa Egypt is a 7000 years of history of ancient civilization, and the Yellow River basin of the Ganges River in China, India, the two river basin of Babylon with the four ancient civilizations in the world.

Known as the "World Monuments Museums" title of the seven wonders of the world Egypt ranked first in Giza and ranked fifth in the Alexandria lighthouse, also has the famous Sphinx and many spectacular Temple temple. Now that everything is going to unveil the smoke like the veil, glance display in front of us.

To receive the guide is a thin high local lad, he played a Chinese name is Zhang Ming.

Zhang treat their work very seriously and devotion. Although it's a not-so-standard Mandarin makes sounds a bit harder, but still won the favor.

Afternoon tour is to visit Egypt Museum.

The Museum is located on the East Bank of the Nile Egypt, located in Cairo city centre of liberation square. It was built in 1881, the completion of the opening of 1902, is the world's most famous and largest museums of ancient Egypt. Egypt Museum is an ancient and luxurious two-storey stone building, which consists of 100 rooms and a large library. The gate of the exterior is a round arch, arches on each side of a Pharaoh stone carving. The Museum's front garden planted with representatives of ancient Egypt on the leaves, and representatives of papyrus in Egypt. Museum of the garden, putting a lot of famous statue of Egypt and scholars as well as Sphinx, Obelisk, rock carvings and outdoor exhibits. Ancient artifacts displayed in chronological order in various galleries. First floor display 5000 years ago in ancient Egypt Pharaonic times to a.d. six centuries of history and heritage, the second floor are located the Mummy, jewellery, coffins, paintings, funerary objects, Papyrus instruments and other thematic showroom. The various exhibits in the Museum there are 12 million, and the collection of artifacts has exceeded 30 million pieces. It is said that in a museum basement filled with thousands of hundreds of wooden crates, some even from floor to ceiling heap. Countless wonders of Antiquities and the disintegration due to so much destruction. On display in the Museum's exhibits most times are more than 3000 years, a great statue of Pharaoh of Egypt and the Pharaoh's gold-plated vehicles, prehistoric pottery, stone, ancient artists crafted various works of art, as well as records of ancient Egypt scientific, literary, historical, legal, and other content of papyrus documents. You can also see make mummies thousands of years ago. In Sphinx like former photographed, we went into the Museum, turntables are huge stone sarcophagus, exquisite statues, frescoes of gorgeous, for dinner. Guided tours with our walk and talk, and highlights nine pieces are the most valuable exhibits.

I. the new Kingdom young Eighteenth dynasty Pharaoh sakaltutan scammon's throne

It has 3000 years of history, Queen's Bench is a lion foot wooden backrest chairs, glued on with gold, glass ceramics, silver and precious stones and other objects, golden rays, beautiful.

Chair of positive sides each have a golden meatballs, handrails to snake statue of first Eagle body representing the upper and lower Egypt's throne. Throne of backrest is a warm Royal family life figure, the back is a piece of gold inlay shijia color plates, carved four Cobra. Unprecedented sakaltutan scammon throne is the Pharaoh's tomb was discovered in 2000 more than the most precious cultural relics.

2. sakaltutan scammon's Golden mask

The mask is the gold King plate in accordance with the building, with his face covered with Ruby, there is also the amount of plastic rulers of upper and lower Egypt symbolizes the vultures and Cobra.

Gold mask to about 18 kg, glittering, absolutely wonderful.

3. sakaltutan scammon's Gold coffin

Sakaltutan scammon's human form with 450 pounds of gold jinguan made, is the most exquisite in human history, the greatest gold products.

Jinguan gold, lacquer, carving and smooth, with very high aesthetic value. Ancient Egypt wealth and Pharaoh powers huge fully reflected.

4. the Prince and Princess statue

Separately in two stones on the Prince sculptured vlaho Toepfer and his wife Knopfler's limestone coloring seated save quite good.

Crystal mosaic eyes after polishing. The two painted seated, still maintained the bright colors.

5. ancient Kingdom era Harvard statue of King Gyanendra

Stone with a hardness of highest diorite sculptured.

Pharaoh, sits on the throne, hidden behind a divine, wings protects the Pharaoh. Stone smooth muscle texture, clearly visible. Four thousand years ago, the technology level is still amazing

6. village wood like

This wood is the fourth dynasty of card · Apel Prince.

Because at that time to dig into this statue of the villagers were astounded that they like the statue of the old village, this statue is known as the village head statue. The statue of vivid, with bronze and Crystal mosaic of eyes sparkle, full of confidence.

7. non-fading murals

This is a duck's frescoes, the screen's six ducks 3-phase symmetry.

With egg white and precious stones, semi-precious stones to paint muralsAfter 3600 years, still not fading, Egypt as the world's best paintings.

8. the seated hufu King

This is a mini ivory statue, height 7.5 cm, only equivalent to a length of fingers.

Seated from hufu mother mausoleum, according to the Guide, it is the world's smallest statues of the King.

9. map-Morse III's statue

Map-Morse III is a bit brave generals, referred to as Egypt's Napoleon.

Statue depicting the character oriented grace awkwardly reflects Kazakhstan otsep Sudal period significant artistic style.

In the thin appreciation over nine treasures, on other exhibits only cursory.

Hurriedly browse a layer and on the second floor of the Hall, came to the second floor of the southwest corner of mummies showroom. This is an optional item, 100 EGP a ticket. Team only I and xiaoxu interested. Buy a ticket into the Mummy showroom, where there were four row glass coffin, each row of four, with a transverse head, a total of 17 mouth glass coffin. Each glass coffin in lies a mummy, because there is no guided tours, we don't know who they are, only know that they are ancient pharaonic Egypt and its imperial concubines were mummies. In addition to relying on the door of the three glass coffin in the mummy is not open shroud, package integrity, the other 14 Mummy all naked in front of visitors. These mummies has 35 years of history, but still well preserved, and you can clearly see the hair and toenails. Grilled dry, ciyaliezui mummies are really a bit disgusting, I watched laments, and today this is monstrous being watched, was burned to ashes into soil to clean.

Two hour rush shuttle browse only museum exhibits a rough impression, but the culture of ancient Egypt, bright, mysterious but to its unparalleled charm deep in my heart.

Night collapse in Cairo "pyramid waterfall" hotel.

This is a five-star hotel, the external environment is very beautiful, sagas on the Yellow House, spread between the green trees and flowers. Can internal facilities are very poor, room very small and very simple, even as the three-star hotel in China. Hotel does not provide hot water or drinking water, domestic visitors usually comes with electric kettle boil water to drink. The worst part is the room there are a lot of mosquitoes, so restless. Good in Egypt's mosquito stupid lazy, stop fall froze. The leader of small music with their own sponge slippers with a dozen of a positive, not a killing more than a mosquito. But the mosquitoes are still produced, wunaihe can only make reception desk with a bottle of radar, dare to sleep after spraying.