On Tuesday, December 5th, our original Cairo guide, Sahar, met us in the lobby of our hotel at 8 am. Our first stop was the Egyptian Museum. We wanted to be there when it opened at 9 am because it can get quite crowded.
Once inside, Sahar took us immediately up to the Tutankhamun exhibit on the 2nd floor. First we saw a picture taken by Howard Carter in 1922 when he first opened Tutankhamun's tomb. Essentials that King Tut would need in the afterlife were piled up in a room near his sarcophagus. Many of those same artefacts are now displayed in the museum. The workmanship is incredible. Seeing a folding chair with copper hinges as well as flip-flops made of gold was a bit of a surprise, There were beautiful artefacts too numerous to mention. As Sahar guided us through the rest of the museum, we learned of the later influence of the Greeks and then the Romans on Egyptian society.
Most people are aware that ancient Egypt was an advanced society but we did not realize just how advanced they were until we went to Egypt. It's really quite astonishing.
Sahar had planned our visit well. As the museum got more crowded, we had already seen most of the important artefacts and were ready to leave.
Once inside, Sahar took us immediately up to the Tutankhamun exhibit on the 2nd floor. First we saw a picture taken by Howard Carter in 1922 when he first opened Tutankhamun's tomb. Essentials that King Tut would need in the afterlife were piled up in a room near his sarcophagus. Many of those same artefacts are now displayed in the museum. The workmanship is incredible. Seeing a folding chair with copper hinges as well as flip-flops made of gold was a bit of a surprise, There were beautiful artefacts too numerous to mention. As Sahar guided us through the rest of the museum, we learned of the later influence of the Greeks and then the Romans on Egyptian society.
Most people are aware that ancient Egypt was an advanced society but we did not realize just how advanced they were until we went to Egypt. It's really quite astonishing.
Sahar had planned our visit well. As the museum got more crowded, we had already seen most of the important artefacts and were ready to leave.
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