After we left the pyramids we had a quick stop at a Papyrus Museum. This was pretty cool – definitely a tourist attraction. Not so much a museum – but they did show us how they make papyrus in a demonstration. After the demonstration they encourage you to tour around the gallery – and there are certain things you can customize, such as, a family tree or something with your name in hieroglyphics.

Michael had provided a quick lunch – falafel and tahini. It totally hit the spot – was a little dry, but we were ravenous at that point.

From there we went to the Egyptian Museum – this one was close to our hotel. It is not the Great Egyptian Museum – I think that is scheduled to open later this year. If you were following the news in 2020, there were some 20+ mummies found and I believe some of them will be displayed there. (Don’t quote me on that!) It will be near the Giza pyramid complex.

The museum we went to was rather large, and Michael had a few things that he wanted to show us. We started off by looking at a replica of the Rosetta Stone (which had been found in Egypt) – this was the only non-original item on display in the museum. As you look at our pictures, just keep that in mind!

Honestly, knowing that these were made in ancient times is unbelievable. Being able to carve such intricate designs and details is amazing. They used glass to make the eyes look more realistic!

The items on display varied from large and looming – and also extremely small and intricate.

Some of the statues were even made out of wood.

And there were some of the Egyptian Queens as well.

There were even mummies on display with all of the items from their tombs. It was really quite amazing to see – and don’t worry, we left them undisturbed! After the last 2 years, we really don’t need The Mummy to come to life!

What isn’t pictured are many of the items that were found in King Tut’s tomb. Pictures were not allowed, but you can find more information through a quick Google search. Very grand – lots of jewelry – gold, etc.

After the eventful day that we had, we decided to get dinner at the hotel and go to sleep. We had an early wake up the following morning. We were set to head from Cairo to Aswan airport. (And when I say early – I mean middle of the night!)

Upcoming activities:

• Flight to Aswan
• High Dam of Aswan
• Granite quarry with the unfinished obelisk
• Philae Essences Palace – essential oils
• Board Nile cruise boat