10/19/2022 0 Comments Mummies!!I saw a real mummy today, what is going on?! Today is the day we are leaving Egypt :( but it has been an incredible trip and it is not over yet! We still have the National Egyptian Museum of Civilization to visit, and I was so excited. The whole upstairs section had incredible history from Egypt and preservation of art, but the big attraction to the museum was downstairs....the mummies!! Photos and phones aren't allowed in the mummy exhibit so I don't have any photos from the experience, but you can see some and more information here: https://nmec.gov.eg/mummies-hall/
Among the mummy exhibit are some of the greatest pharaohs and women from Egyptian history, where they had information on each, the sarcophagus, and the mummy on display. Some of the mummies had even CT'd and it was so interesting learning what they had found and learned from it. It feels strange that these are people that are just on display, my brain kept reverting to thinking they were fake but they certainly aren't. It felt sad and strange that these people that definitely thought they were going to rest when they were put in their tomb are now on display for the whole world to see, however Egyptians we had spoken with said that it was good they were in the museum because it kept other people from trying to steal them from the tombs and that at least they were in the museum in Egypt and not in another country. It was a very chilling experience but incredible. And with that we left Egypt :(((((( The trip went by so fast and we did so much I am still reeling! We went to the pyramids, one of the wonders of the world, saw the Sphynx, went to Old Cairo and saw where Jesus had hidden with Mary, and kayaked on the Nile. It was educational and travel crazy, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to be in Egypt and to have the experiences I had. I hope it's not a once in a lifetime opportunity because I would love to go back and experience these moments with my family and more people in my life, and to also go to Luxor and Alexandria!!
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