Navigatio #1, see through my eyes: Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egpyt
My first travel log is all about my visit to Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt's sprawling capital. As I shared in my previous post, I'm not a good writer but I will try and make this post look good to readers can feel what I felt.
Me and my best friend @mehwishpeter landed and were staying in Cairo so we decided to start visiting the places that are at walking distance from our hotel. Our hotel was in downtown, Cairo which is near to the amazing Egyptian Museum so we asked our hotel's management about the route, timings and tickets prices for museum. We got up early at 7 am and got ready to see the mummies. We also booked a guide, costs 200 Egyptian pounds. He showed us the museum and shared stories behind all antiquities laying there.
The museum opening timings are 8: 00 am to 4: 30 pm (hours posted on google aren't accurate, so better check it locally before you go there). The entrance fee/ticket is 75 Egyptian pounds but if you're a student, you only have to show them your student ID and ticket will be 35-40 Egyptian pounds (Yeah they have discounts available for students :D)
Address; 15 Meret Basha, Ismailia, Qasr an Nile, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Ofcourse I had to pose :P
The museum has a great collection of Egyptian Antiquities, some restored and some are preserved in their original form. Most of the antiquities are all about gold and next life.
This was restored but still missing some stones, they are working those as well.
All made of gold _
Hatshepsut Queen, the bravest of all, the first queen to rule like a man. All hail!
Interesting Eh?
3500 year old floor and still preserved!
Stone showing, Pharoah and his wife worshiping the sun
115 staircase and my best friend, here.
Epytian's old way, labor chair.
A normal person's mummy. Yes, they used to mummify every person and not only kings and royal family. They even used to mummify animals.
We weren't allowed to take pictures of Royal Mummies but took pictures of jewelry and accessories of the youngest king to rule at the age of 9 and die at the age of 18 only Tutankhamen. Beautiful, isn't it?
There's actually a big room, just filled with his jewelry, gold head, his gold clothes and stuff.
Necessities of regular people, like me!
Ofcourse I was trying to act cute -_- :p
Leaving.. but let me take a selfie first!
The artifacts look great! Did you get a chance to visit the pyramids? And the Sphinx?
Yes, I did visit pyramids of giza and sphinx
Will surely share pictures and my experience there :)
Will wait for your blog on the sphinx!
:)
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Thank you @zarikali :)
Most welcome :)
that deserves a up vote for sure, great post was great be able to see similar things in the british museum, check my blog for photos
sure, thank you
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