Museum and religious complex

Cairo Day 3

Last night we did a cruise of the Nile on what was supposed to be a small yacht at sunset. It was a massive 3 floor ship beginning at 9pm 😂😂😂
It was still wonderful with awesome food and crazy entertainment. There was a belly dancer (if only I’d kept up my lessons) and a spinning guy called a Tanoura. How he remained upright after spinning for about half an hour is beyond me. His outfit even lit up at one point!
The sights of the Nile at night were very pretty, especially the wedding celebration we saw. All in all a great night.
Today we visited the Great Cairo Museum which, as you’d expect, is filled to the absolute brim with very cool ancient artefacts with the most impressive being the treasures of King Tutankhamen. The stories we have been told and the things we have learned about today, have my head spinning. We unfortunately were not allowed to take photos of Tut’s sarcophagus or death mask but it’s an image I am unlikely to ever forget.
Fun fact one: King Tut’s tomb was absolutely tiny compared to other Pharaoh’s like Ramses II. Ramses lived to 93 whereas Tut died at 19. Ramses tomb had been robbed when discovered so I can’t even begin to imagine the treasures that would’ve been in there!! Fun fact two: there are “poor people living in some empty tombs today”. Can you believe that!!!?! The locals call it “the city of the dead” 😵
We also visited an old church, synagogue and a mosque where it was interesting to learn about some of the Egyptian history apart from the ancient stuff. Apparently Jesus lived in the old 4th Church before it was a church and that is why the church was built there. We went into the cave like “room” where he lived. Fascinating!
Lunch was a delectable grilled chicken and rice feast that we had back at our friend Tommy’s shop.
Tommy and George have treated us like VIP’s and their friendliness, knowledge and passion is second to none.
Tonight we met our tour guide and the rest of the travelling group which we are very excited about!
There are only 10 of us!! 6 Aussies, 2 Thais and 2 Italians. Our guide Ahmed seems delightful and we are super excited. We all went out for dinner sitting roadside surrounded by beeping cars and crazy tuk tuks and lots of local families. Jim and I shared a mixed appetiser which was just scrumptious and we are crashing into bed ready for a big day tomorrow.Read more