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Cairo - Museum of
Egyptian Antiquities
"Marc had organised
a tour for us at the Museum which was fantastic
because we didnt think we would be able to get there and
I am so glad we did
There was a lot of people there but it didnt matter
- we were all pretty tired but we did try to take in what our
guide was saying"
The Mummy of Ramses
II
"Anyway after
that a few of us paid the extra money to go in to the Mummies
Room
- I am so glad I did
They have nine Mummies in various stages of unwrap and it was
so cool
Some of them looked like they died a painful death with gnarled
hands and feet
and very pained expressions on their faces but my fave Mummy was
Ramses II
He was the one who built Abu Simbel
You could see his hair and teeth and fingernails and toenails
He was over 3200 years old
After seeing all the stuff that he did and then to actually seem
him was great"
(three photos)