Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo saw the burned-down office of the Ministry of the Interior of the Mubarak government next to the museum. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo saw the last struggle of a regime from this building. According to Simon Yam, Egyptian tour guides had united to protect the Egyptian Museum during the conflict, because what is exhibited here is not only the history of ancient Egypt, but also the treasures of world civilization.
The Egyptian Museum has three floors. If you want to see all of them in detail and understand the stories inside, it will take at least a week. Two hours will only give you a basic understanding.
There are some must-see things in the museum: Tutankhamun's burial objects and the famous pure gold mask. Tutankhamun's tomb is the most complete tomb that has survived and has not been visited by tomb robbers. His mummy is still in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor. The museum displays various items used or buried with the pharaohs in the past.
Many of them were dug out from the pyramids or the Valley of the Kings, including the shoes worn by the pharaoh, the chairs he sat on, and the beds he slept on. You can also see the pharaoh's hobbies and physical condition from these things.
The sophistication of many of the burial objects is beyond the reach of modern technology. Being able to see and get close to the daily necessities and utensils used by this young pharaoh who lived more than 3,000 years ago was enough to make Yun Luo excited for a long time...
After visiting the main ancient Egyptian exhibition halls, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo visited the Mummy Hall at their own expense. It is said that the mummies lying in the British Museum are all wrapped in layers, and visitors cannot see their true faces. But in the Egyptian Museum, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo saw the "true faces" of so many pharaohs.
I immediately felt that the 100 Egyptian pounds was well spent. There was no tour guide here. There was an English sign next to each mummy, which wrote about the life of the pharaoh and the story of the mummy. After reading it, I really felt the ultimate psychology of the ancient Egyptians in their pursuit of eternal life and resurrection.
It was already noon when we said goodbye to the Egyptian Museum. It was a real pleasure to eat Chinese food abroad. Many dishes that are extremely common in China can be eaten with relish. After finishing lunch in a hurry, we rushed to the highlight of this trip to Egypt - the pyramids. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo will have an afternoon to have fun and take pictures at the pyramids and the Sphinx.
The ticket to the pyramid scenic area, with the Giza pyramids as the main body, when Yunluo saw the pyramids before, he remembered the destruction scene he saw in "Transformers 2". When he saw that the entity was actually safe and sound, he still felt relieved.
There are so many vendors in the scenic area that you will be pestered if you are not careful. The Egyptian vendors have a very rigid way of thinking. Whether they are guiding you to take photos or forcing you to pay a tip, or holding the actual goods in their hands and forcing you to buy and sell, it is actually quite thankless. However, they are better than some vendors in China.
They are quite friendly to Chinese people. If you don't buy anything, they won't scold you. Even if they do, we can't understand them, so just let them be. But you have to be careful when taking money here, as blatant robbery is common.
In the end, Yunluo didn't even bring a bag. He was penniless and had no silver to steal. But along the way, he could still hear the constant shouting of "onedollar" from both sides. So "onedollar" became a recognized code in Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo's team. After that, whenever Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo mentioned it, they would look at each other and smile.
It is easy to realize how small you are in front of the pyramids, especially when you observe them up close, you will feel how magnificent they are. Although many of the stones have been weathered after thousands of years of wind and rain, you can still vaguely feel the grandeur of the pyramids when they were first built. I like foreign attractions very much, whether it is the Louvre.
Whether it is a museum or a pyramid, there are no annoying fences. Visitors can get in touch with the cultural relics and history. Many tourists are climbing the pyramids freely, making people feel like they are really in ancient Egypt thousands of years ago...
The pyramids constantly change their colors under the sun. When the sun is brightest, the pyramids are also the most beautiful. Gold is the favorite color of the ancient Egyptians. They used such magnificent pyramids to commemorate the eternal life of the pharaoh.
The pass to enter the pyramid. Due to time constraints, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo only entered the smaller pyramid for a tour and were unable to enter the large pyramid to absorb energy from the pharaoh's spirit bed.
The corridor leading to the tomb is very narrow. There are no remaining murals or funerary objects inside, and only a small part of it is open to the public. The ticket price of 30 Egyptian pounds is a bit expensive, but since you are here, don't miss any opportunity to have close contact with the pharaoh.
In fact, camels can be really cute when viewed from a certain angle, but I personally feel that the camels here are not as pretty as others. There are many camel vendors around the pyramids, and the prices they charge are different. Seeing that even taking photos here requires tips, I really don’t dare to ride a camel around here. I’ll try it when I go back later.
In 2610 BC, Pharaoh Khufu came here to inspect his nearly completed mausoleum, the pyramid, and found a huge stone left in the quarry.
Khufu immediately ordered the stonemasons to carve a sphinx according to his face shape. It is said that the Sphinx was carved according to the appearance of the Sphinx. In fact, the Sphinx is not only in Cairo, Egypt. It's just that the one in Cairo is the largest and the oldest.
The Sphinx is on the other side of the pyramid. We know that she has experienced a lot. To some extent, she has become a symbol of ancient Egypt. When Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo really get close to her, they are really impressed by her. Her existence confirms many classic legends and also leaves many mysterious mysteries.
At the best photo spot closest to the Sphinx, there are many Egyptian children teaching tourists how to take photos to earn tips. There are many interesting ways to take photos, but to take good photos you still have to follow your own feelings and capture the best and most natural moments.
There are some temple ruins scattered around these famous attractions. Although they are now in ruins, the foundation stones still stand firmly. One cannot help but admire the superb skills of the ancient craftsmen once again.
I also admire their wisdom and their knowledge of using the most reliable stones to build buildings. Ancient China mostly built buildings with wood, so almost none of them have survived, which is a great pity.
Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo reluctantly bid farewell to Giza and the pyramids. On the way back to the hotel, Yunluo kept observing every expression in Cairo. The children waved and smiled enthusiastically at Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo, and the vendors on the roadside stopped their work and greeted Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo when they saw them passing by.
And the simple and sincere smiles of passers-by... All of this deeply touched Yunluo. In other countries where he had been, he could only see their polite smiles, but in Egypt, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo felt the most innocent and simple welcome and love. Some people thought that Yunluo's feeling was an illusion caused by a sense of superiority.
But Yunluo doesn’t think that those Mona Lisa-like smiles are a kind of pride hidden under a sense of superiority. However, the smiles of Egyptians are different. They are not so elegant, but absolutely pure.
Before leaving Egypt, you must take a good look at their streets and people. Enthusiasm is contagious. They gave Yunluo a lot of interest. It was on this last day that Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo had the most contact with the Egyptians.
The passenger motorcycles on the street are very interesting, painted to look like taxis. It is said that although Egyptian buses have stops, they never stop. No matter whether you are an old man in his seventies or a child of a few years old, you have to chase Yunluo and jump on and off the bus. For foreigners who are not familiar with the situation here, as long as they know how to bargain, taking the bus may not be as good as these small taxis.
When passing by a vegetable market, the fishmonger at the door kept inviting Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo to go in and buy things. He was very enthusiastic, but it was a pity that Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo didn't have time. Otherwise, the vegetable market would be an important base for peeking into the life of a city.
Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo saved all their shopping plans for the last day of the tour. After visiting the perfume and papyrus shops, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo came to the Khan Khali Bazaar, which is both a tourist attraction and a shopping spot. It is now 800 years old and is a famous trading center in Arabia.
The main building of the market is similar to a mosque. The interior structure is exquisite. Seeing this, Yunluo inexplicably thought of the Grand Bazaar he had visited.
Khanhali Bazaar is similar to the small commodity wholesale markets in Nalanshiqi and Yunluo. According to the tour guide, many of the goods sold there are from Taiwan. Almost all the merchants here can speak a little Chinese. But it is not popular enough. Although some normal communication is no problem, most people still communicate more conveniently in English.
This is a paradise for buying handicrafts and Egyptian tourist souvenirs, but one needs to know how to bargain. Yunluo has never been able to learn this advanced skill, but he really wants to buy some local specialties and souvenirs, so he can only be ripped off.
Since most Arab women do not have to work, the shop owners are almost all handsome men. Although they are advised not to miss them if you pass by, their excessive enthusiasm still makes Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo feel a little scared. They hurriedly walked through two alleys and were pulled into the shop several times.
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Fortunately, they would not get angry if I insisted on not buying it. They still chatted enthusiastically with Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo. It can be seen that Egyptians are very friendly to Chinese people.
Before leaving the market, you must taste the Egyptian juice, which is rich in pulp and vitamins. After drinking it, you will immediately feel that the so-called freshly squeezed juices in China are so unpalatable and tasteless! This mango juice is not only not dry or astringent, but also very sweet and refreshing. This is the real freshly squeezed juice.
It was a busy day. I used to think that taking a car would take up the whole day, but I didn't expect the same for a plane. Going to the airport, waiting for the plane, taking the plane, getting off the plane, and then returning to the city, almost all the time was spent on the road. However, on this day, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo left Egypt at noon, and in the afternoon, the Egyptian airport and customs personnel went on strike collectively.
After arriving in Istanbul, I learned that many Chinese tourists were stranded at the Egyptian airport and unable to return home. I suddenly felt relieved. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo were really lucky. Otherwise, not only would their subsequent itinerary have to be cancelled, but they would also have to spend a lot of time waiting at the airport. You know, every minute of traveling abroad is very expensive.
On the way to the airport, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo saw many stalls similar to domestic breakfast stalls. Due to religious reasons, Muslims do have fewer food varieties, but they have put a lot of effort into spices, which can make the same thing have different flavors, and they use this to improve the meals.
The food is not the same every day, which is too boring. In Egypt and Turkey, nuts are an important part of their food, probably because they are good for seasoning. The prices of things sold at the Egyptian airport are quite reasonable, but everything must be paid in US dollars. If you exchange too much Egyptian pounds and want to spend it here, it is indeed difficult.
The prayer room at the Egyptian airport has a shoe cabinet at the door. At first, Yunluo thought it was a place like a gym. During prayer time, religious music would be heard. The staff took turns to go in and pray, with men and women separated. It was similar to a mosque, and this is a special public facility only found in Islamic countries.
After three days of travel, Nalanshiqi and Yunluo reluctantly left Egypt and continued to Istanbul to start their Asia-Europe journey. During their visit to Egypt, Nalanshiqi and Yunluo marveled at the splendor of ancient civilization and admired the spectacular scenery that they had longed for since childhood.
The biggest gain is that I can get close to the enthusiastic Egyptian people, complete the trip in their various concerns, and try my best to understand their nation and religion. Many people like to think of travel as a way to relax, but every trip of Yunluo is not only for relaxation.
And they all hope to gain something from it. Only by constant exploration and discovery can we truly experience the joy of traveling. In order to get more fun, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo came here, Egypt, and everything started from then on...
Ottoman Turkey, Istanbul, these names were familiar to me before, but I didn’t know until later that Ankara is the capital of Turkey. Istanbul’s fame is due to its unparalleled strategic geographical location, spanning Asia and Europe. It is also because of this that Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo were able to indulge in the feeling of time travel on this trip.
Having just arrived in Turkey from Egypt in Africa, Yunluo has been constantly traveling between Asia and Europe. What a great value route this is. In just a few days, he has visited three continents, which has greatly enriched Yunluo's travel experience.
Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo continued to take the Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul. It was indeed a very different feeling to come from the yellow sandy Egypt to the lush Turkey.
This is the dividing point between Asia and Europe. Whether it is history and culture, architectural style, or ethnic groups, it is particularly rich and wonderful, integrating the characteristics of Asia and Europe, giving people a feeling of being both familiar and unfamiliar. (To be continued...)