Tut, Tut, Tut in Cairo

The Egyptian museum opened at 9am and we were there……..

...lining up for entry to the grounds.......as were all the other tourists in Cairo!

It actually would have been better to arrive an hour after opening time  allowing the first rush to dissipate….

I was primarily  interested in the King Tut collection… however even after paying the extra fee to take photos one was not allowed to take photos in the room where his mask and jewelry is kept. One person tried to take a photo of the mask and had his phone rudely pulled from his hand and was ordered to delete the photo!  So I didn’t try! 
But did find it online!!

 His funerary chests were there..... like a Russian nest of dolls his sarcophagus had been nested inside 3 other gold leafed chests….

These in themselves were worth the visit.

This chair was found in his tomb......

as was this chair........ perhaps the original folding picnic chair?!?

Obviously there was a lot more to see in the museum……. most very impressive…..

These items are still in the original Egyptian museum in the middle of Cairo, on Tahrir Square. Fortunately no unrest at the moment! However many items have already moved to the new museum in Giza......which is running a little late on its opening date!

After this we visited the Citadel..

 and the Mosque of Mohamed Ali……..

 ....which is not really used now for prayer services …..

One does get a great view of Cairo from this viewpoint…..