Monday, December 28, 2009

Up close and personal with tutankamen!











Hi everyone today we have a shortened day prior to our overnight train and boat adventure, not sure about the Internet access over the next 3-4 days so dont panic if you dont hear from us, today we visited the egyption museum which was magnificent and busy busy busy there must have been over 5000 people all trying to get into one place along with us, the crush was uncomfortable but worth it with the magnificent treasures that are inside, you could walk for days and not see all of it, the Tutankamen exhibit was everything i expected it to be with over 200 kilos of pure gold artifacts including the glorious mask and solid gold sarcophagus, with all the treasures i was drawn to a beautiful solid gold amulet with the king sitting knees drawn up tho his chin it stood around 2 inches tall by 1 inch wide on a beautifully crafted golden rope chain it was magnificent, i must find a photo and show you all when we return, it was my highlight of our visit!




We love you all will talk to you as soon as is possible Ralf & Sam xxx

3 comments:

  1. wow you make it sound beautiful and well worth the time and effort it took to get there,hope the rest of your trip is as rewarding.Have a great time over the next few days,and if I dont hear from you before the new year happy new year and have a toast for us love you both and just keep the good times rolling.bye

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  2. Hey Ralfie - love the manbag! Very shiek! Obviously it is much much warmer there. You'd better stock up on that Vitamin D while you can before you hit the states - another wave of cold weather is hitting them as we speak. The photos look spectacular.
    Well - have to get back to the patients. Have a great time you two.
    Love
    Alex xxxx

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  3. Glad you enjoyed the museum! I agree with you about the Tut exhibit there - just incredible. Hope the train trip went well!

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