EgYpT day# 6

the morning was all about Old Cairo- we went to different ancient churches and synagogues. At St. Sergius (which is a Coptic Christian Church) we listened to a sermon in Ancient Egyptian! Which is only spoken in Coptic Churches now. Then we went to Ben Ezra Synagogue. The last one was the Hanging Church of St. George- the one who slayed the dragon.

the main attraction of the day was next. EpYpTiAn MuSeUm and the MUMMY ROOMS!!!!!!!!! i can not tell you how excited for this i was! this was spectacular! all my years of learning history and art was rewarded- i saw all the pieces i studied about! (aka palette of narmer and statue of khafre. i got the chills man. the chills) i went around with Dr. Muhelstein- i would be stupid to pass an opportunity to be toured around with him. we both agree that the statue of khafre is easily the best piece in the museum. i learned so dang much- it would be impossible to write it all. i also king tut's gold mask and his treasures. then came the rooms of all rooms----- the mummy room. i could not wrap my mind around that fact that i was staring into the actual people's faces. the chills returned again. i saw Rameses II and Hatshepsut. that is just unreal!

Lunch at Hard Rock Cafe was heavenly and we then went to Khan al-Khalili Bazaar. lets just say this about the bazaar- if this was my final exam on egyptian shopping i passed with flying colors. at one point i was literally surrounded by 5 (not kidding 5) Egyptian men all pressuring me into their stores to buy. "blue eyes- over here!" "do you like this scarf blondie?" "habibi! (Arabic for my love)" "you from Australia?" "come to my store!" "no come to my store- i give you a special price" "you married?" me being the pro i am did not get overwhelmed or scared or pressured. i simply waited for one of our BYU boys to finish bargaining, pushed past their circle and walked away. i even walked away from a deal on scarves on which i knew i was being ripped off. israel never seemed so tame. haha.