August 14, 2004
Today was our first visit to the Egyptian Museum, which is located on
Tahrir Square, opposite the university.
There is so much to see
that I'm sure it will take many more visits to explore. There are more ornate
coffins and sepulchres for mummies than I could imagine. And of course, the
Mummy Room had a collection that is truly amazing when you realize they are
thousands of years old.
Later in the afternoon, after we were back in Maadi, Nancy went to the local
grocery store to pick up a few things. A fellow working there was sure he
recognized her from sometime before, and finally decided she looked familiar
from 35 years ago, when he was a little boy on the streets of Maadi near
where Nancy used to live! That's quite a connection.
The Egyptian Museum, and Tutankhamun's coffin.
