Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Favorite thing: Cairo is the main cultural center of the Arab world, with important Mosques, Universities and also an active film and music industry. Visiting beautiful mosques like Salah ad Din, Ibn Tulun, or Al Azhar; experiencing the Khan Al Khalilii sook, or even venturing into the City of Deads are among the most interesting activities in the Egyptian metropolis.

Favorite thing: in the ancient time, the egyptian empire is divided into 2: the north kingdom and the south kingdom.
the symbol of the north kingdom is eagle and the symbol for the southern kingdom is the lotus.
if you visit the egyptian museum, you can see the lotus pond at the entrance.

Favorite thing: The Egyptian museum is a must see. It does however get really crowded especially the tutankhamun exhibits. We were on a guided tour which clashed with several other so once our tour was over we had a free 30 mins & I went back to the Tutankamun stuff to see it much qiueter.

The Royal mummies are really worth the extra ticket cost. To see the faces of some of the people who built these amazing monuments was awesome. The guards also keep a pet bird in the room which I carried around the exhibition on my finger - weird!

Fondest memory: The pyramids are astonishing and completely amazing but it would be much nicer if you could stand and look for a second without being constantly harrassed by vendors.

Favorite thing: This is the most amazing museum, in my opinion, in the world. The artifacts are amazing and the Tut artifact area is awsome. But the most amazing area of the museum, although it costs more to enter, is the mummy room. These are real open mumies of about a dozen ancient Egyption Kings, including Ramses II and Seti II, it is well worth the extra ticket costs.

Favorite thing: The Cairo Museum was established by the Egyptian government in 1835. the present building was erected in 1900. The museum has over 120,000 objects in its collections which cover the prehistoric era through the Greco Roman period.

It is located at Midan el-Tahrir in Cairo.

The museum was designed by the architect, Mercel Dourgnon

Favorite thing: THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM

Egyptian Museum of Antiquities: Mariette Pasha St., beside the Nile Hilton Hotel. Tel: 575-4319. Open 9a.m.-4:30p.m. Entrance fee LE 20 for tourists. Mummies Hall entrance fee additional LE 40 for tourists.
This is THE PLACE to see the greatest collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. The masterpiece is the treasures of Tutankhamun's tomb, located on the second floor (go early and make this your first stop to avoid crowds). Also on the second floor is the Mummies' Hall, now the final resting place of the mummified remains of pharaohs (Ramses II is here), queens and noblemen (Tutankhamun's remains are still in his tomb in Luxor).
It is possible to engage the services of a guide. However, in my experience, you would be better informed by reading the inscriptions yourself (no two guides tell the same story, sometimes with drastically different conclusions). Be sure to spend a few relaxing moments in the gardens.

Favorite thing: The Cairo Museum for sure! Seeing Tutan Khamun and all his related object des'arte was Incredible!

Fondest memory: The people.... definitely the people. Wealthy or poor, they will all live in my heart forever.