Venue/Entertainment

After having a relaxing sleep in and a couple of laps in the pool I was ready to go to the Egyptian Museum. Once again I was relieved to have the GPS to 6 October Bridge. When I arrived at Egyptian Museum I paid my 160 LE (Egyptian Pound) which included the chance for me to visit the extraordinary Royal Mummy Room. I walked in excited and ready to be amazed.

As soon as I walked in I was in awe of the room dominated with precious artefacts and mummies in their glass cases. The first thing I did though was to buy a map from the conveniently located gift shop. I traced my finger along the easy to use map to find where the Gold Mask of King Tutankhamen was on display. I swiftly walked towards the astonishing eleven kilograms of solid gold which is said to be fashioned into the face of King Tut himself who died at the age of 19. I read on the plaque that the tomb that held King Tut's Gold Mask also held over 3,500 other artifacts although there was evidence that there had been at least two robberies to the tomb before Howard Carter discovered it in November 1922. As I wandered through the spectacular Egyptian Musuem I found it was set in chronological order. The first section was composed of King Tut's unforgettable treasures which I had just visited. But my favourite would have to be the Royal Mummy Room which held eleven spine chilling corpses of brain dead  Egyptian kings and queens. It was eerie and frightning but at the same time it was the experience of the lifetime and I wouldn't give it up for anything.

The tickets including the Royal Mummy Room experience came to total of 28.95 NZD which makes it a cheap and memorable that the whole family can enjoy. Please continue to read my blog as it has taken me a lot of time and hard work to document my travels.

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