Egypt Travels
Egypt is always wanted to go where most of the time is think about it, after all, is the impression so far on the planet's ancient kingdom. A few days ago saw Transformers 2, the friends call to go Egypt, himself did not think this really went. Day, 7 days non-stop running, concentration, and a bit of Hui Guoshen children, the picture is now slowly back and forth looking at God. . .
2009 年 7 月 Monday 27, 19:00 departure from Wuxi, the car arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Departure time is already 1:00, and sleep on the plane, really sad ah, the good news is not delayed, and 9 hours later to turn the Doha International Airport,
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weather, hot flashes, the airport pretty, Doha is the capital of Qatar, Qatar Petroleum Exporting Countries, to 10 tens of thousands of people, almost everyone does not work, using the money to sell oil through life relaxed.
2 hours later, and finally on the plane to fly to Luxor in Egypt, across the wear gown and turban around the Arabs, and finally know the importance of perfume for them.
3 hours later, July 28, 2008, Luxor Ruqierzhi. Out of the airport,
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first stop: Luxor
- Karnak Temple
Karnak temple is the oldest temple of Luxor, is the world's largest existing temple. Thebes, site of the face of the best preserved and largest of the buildings, the people who sighs from the heart: the human mind are all dead and lost here! This shows its unique charm.
temple entrance
column in the famous temple
Office
has 134 columns towering into the sky, the most middle of the 12 21 meters high and 10 before encirclement, the species all over the exquisite relief, said 134 representatives of 134 cylindrical Pharaoh, the first of 134 is the most famous of Egypt King Ramses II of France.
obelisk
obelisk pyramid construction is almost the same time, about 4,
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scarab stone
in ancient Egypt is a symbol of happiness, that circle around it clockwise to go 7, you can achieve the aspirations.
- Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple Ramses II by the construction, said the three gods of Thebes, Amon, Mutter, Keen Si respect.
After visiting the temple
teach the local night market is basically tourists. Each through a shop, the store will be warm and a smile to her face you call 1 dollae 1 dollar, if you smiled back, the store immediately and then asked \to immediately ask \Stroll down the street, we did not buy anything, it is said, most of the goods are made in china.
rest back to the hotel after dinner, it was already five o'clock is the time, not tired, just back to the hotel immediately to sleep.
- Valley of the Kings
may not have a country, such as the ancient Egyptians kept the passion of death. Pharaohs built pyramids that trouble found, the target is obviously, easily stolen, so he found refuge in this secluded valley. So far, the Valley of the Kings seat was found in 65 graves, of which 64 were stolen, and only survived Tutankhamun, tomb relics found in 5000, now preserved in the Egyptian Museum.
- Queen of the house
full 名哈特谢普苏特 temple, Hatshepsut was the only Egyptian queen in history. According to archaeologists, the house of well-preserved if the Queen should be the most beautiful temples of all Egypt.
The Queen has been visiting
rear end of the Luxor trip, next stop - the Red Sea
second stop: the Red Sea
from Luxor to the Red Sea to be 4 hours, all the way basically all of the desert, some mountains, where the desert with the desert you see on TV is completely different. Seen on television in the desert is a little red and gold, and sand dunes around the United States and the United States may be here is a khaki-colored desert, and rarely see sand dunes.
this itinerary to stay two nights in the Red Sea, so we have enough time to enjoy the sun and sand. Hilton Red Sea Resort has rooms, restaurants, bars, swimming pool and private beach. Kinda fun to eat in the hotel, each with a circle of the hands, so that regardless of the hotel or the beach are free and unlimited food and drink, you can also drink fruit juice with beer Oh!
again the next morning to get up early, eat dinner last night, the day after tomorrow because it was already dark, waiting for today to see the sea, lying on the beach side of the couch, read a book, look at the sea, doing so is so happy too! After breakfast, we proceed to the beach! Red Sea is not really red, is the kind of deep blue,
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Red Sea
in the Red Sea there is a self-financed items, sitting scouring the desert off-road vehicles. After lunch, and then start our desert safari tour, a pedestrian four-wheel drive off-road seat by toyota forward to the deep desert.
open in about an hour, we stopped in a piedmont, guide us to get off Flushing, and quickly ran off to the desert, so big the first time in the desert,
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Camel
later, drink the local tea, and then ate a dinner of local flavor, looks very rich.
the way back, we have not come to the excitement, have lamented time is too fast, went to bed time, tomorrow morning is again journey. Go to our next stop - Cairo
third stop - Cairo
the Red Sea to Cairo, 6 hours by car, the Red Sea to Cairo traffic is very good along the way, while the desert side of the ocean, listening to the song, enjoy the scenery, no long bus ride tired, no sleep, only beautiful scenery to the US-engraved in mind, never forget.
arrived around 4 pm Cairo, the second side of the road into the urban areas are short and the house, who are yellow, the tour guide said that this is the tomb, then the poor because no place to live, to also live in it , this place is called the dead city of the living dead are now living together, while the rich live in the Nile, a senior apartment two sides, a square meter prices of up to tens of thousands.
the next night to go to the Nile cruise ship while eating a large buffet while enjoying the night view of the Nile, you can also see performances. Back to the hotel after the performance ended, and Cairo the past few days this hotel is one of the best hotels, the room looks particularly clean and supplies, and mild colors, equivalent to the domestic four-star appearance, sleep in a night, wake up to go after the great and mysterious pyramid, oh!
the second day in Cairo, Egypt,
belstaff motorcycle jackets, today's itinerary includes the best part - Khufu Pyramid, the Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, take-two shopping - papyrus painting shop and the fragrance shop in Mission Friends of thousand dollars to buy a painting and flavor.
Pyramid of Khufu - known as the Great Pyramid of Giza, located in Giza, Egypt, is the fourth dynasty of Ancient Egypt Khufu's pyramid method, mainly as part of its tomb, the world's largest, most Egyptian pyramids, is 138.74 meters high, the original high 146.59 m, 230.37 m long bottom, was built in the former 2580 and was completed in 2560 before, built about 20 years, it is the seven wonders of the ancient world the oldest and only surviving buildings, the volume of about 2,350,002 million cubic meters, with the up to 230 million to 2.5 million limestone building, is the world's most important buildings.
hard to imagine the ancient Egyptians without any help of modern technology is how to build this huge pyramid, each stone has several Dun heavy! How the stack up to it! Is it really an alien for you? Until now, this is still a mystery!
Sphinx - on the origins of the Sphinx, has still controversial. Now, archaeologists generally believed that the Sphinx was the Egyptian Pharaoh Khafre built the fourth dynasty stone. In ancient Egypt, the lion is the symbol of power; the statue sitting west to east, crouching beside the tomb of Khafre, the Sphinx and may be the portrayal of ancient Egyptian pharaohs. In fact, in 2611 BC According to legend, visited his tomb this Khafre - Khafre Pyramid project, he had ordered for their own stone carving. The craftsmen then carving out a lion body, and to the pharaoh's face like a lion's head.
Egyptian Museum - is a long history of more than 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian relics treasure. This collection of all 30 million pieces of cultural relics on display show only 63,000, about one-fifth of all artifacts. Due to the wide collection of museum artifacts pharaohs mainly Egyptians and habitually called \
artifacts inside the museum too much, a few hours reading endless, random stuff in a small corner on the millennium baby is the most amazing display rooms but also the number of Tutankhamun More than 1,700 pieces of relics. Mummy of Pharaoh Tutankhamun of which the \Do not know why the longer stay in the museum, people become powerless, more and want to sleep, I do not know because they do not accommodate a ventilation, or else. . .
the day after the end of the trip, the time is not late, we decided to experience local life. Mortar Khalili market, eat Pizza Hut, street battles and then back to Malaysia on the way finished, (I must mention that, in Egypt to cross the road is really too scary, the Ministry cars on the road when Like no control, only to see tens of meters far from the vehicles, we quickly flew across the road hand in hand) and then we hit the car back to the hotel, where the taxi is definitely good to talk about the price of, or reach The two sides will be unhappy destination.
adequate and wonderful day always flies, flash Another day, tomorrow is our last day of the trip is the last stop - Alexandria
Fourth Station - Alexandria
Cairo to Alexandria need to take the bus for three hours. Alexandria is Egypt's main port and the country's second largest city, population 400 million. Unlike other regions, Alexander City, cool, wet winter and summer by the fresh sea breeze of the Mediterranean. 332 BC, the Greek Macedonian king Alexander I of rule, established the city, and named after him, as the capital.
Alexandria is Egypt's largest seaport
, port construction has been called one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient lighthouse. In the fall of 1477 the lighthouse built on the site of the castle, to Egypt during the Nasser Maritime Museum. We do not arrange the trip into the garden, just looked on the outside.
Alexander is a beautiful seaside city, with the Cairo, Egypt, Red Sea, Luxor compared, Alexander nothing special, but she is a beautiful city, everyone here is very warm, see We will be greeted with enthusiasm, whether the pedestrian walking on the road or the bus or in a private car the person who makes my heart warm.
Alexandria airport is the smallest I have ever seen the airport, bus station is similar to the 90s in China, there is no electronic display, no radio, the staff hand out a large speaker, but most of the staff of the airport do not understand English, we can only see the people queuing time at the right time to see if it is our turn over the check, but, consider also fun. Anyway, here is an international airport too!
When the sun had just fallen, the moon had just risen at the right time, we once again take the Qatar Airways flight to Doha, transfer back to Shanghai, this time very lucky, traveling back and forth all Qatar Airways aircraft, flight attendants Chinese people, particularly new Qatar Airways aircraft, and clean.