Day
8: Touloun Mosque, Gayer Andersen Museum, Khan Msir Touloun, Mummies Exhibit at Egyptian Museum
The Toulon Mosque and the Gayer Andersen Museum. The Touloun Mosque has been restored and is open to the public for tours. The Gayer Andersen Museum is the restored homes of Gayer Andersen and two women who lived beside the mosque.
The Central Courtyard of the Touloun Mosque
Balcony Eating Area of Gayer Andersen House/Museum
We donned shoe coverings for the tour of the interior of the mosque and climbed the spiral minaret that had been restored. Eman's brother, who is studying engineering, helped install the lighting system on the spiral minaret.
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A Well Covered Shoe
Stairwell in the Spiral Minaret of the Touloun Mosque.
There is a wonderful gift shop near the mosque entrance. The Khan Misr Toulon is very Boutique, not just rows and rows of articles along the wall. There is a woman's touch here, I'm sure. It is also fixed price. Bought a lovely chinese jade necklace, but there were many locally made things as well.
Shopping in Egypt - Souvenirs Touloun Mosque |
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Where: Facing the Main Entrance of Ibn Touloun Mosque
Who: The Vendors are Maryse & Ismail Borhan the shop is Khan Misr Touloun.
Contact: Phone 202-3652227
Vendor Story: Handicrafts from the villages and oasis of Egypt. This shop was so entrancing we didn't take any pictures! We were too busy looking at all of the fascinating things to buy. Very different from any shop I have seen in Egypt. The store stock was carefully chosen and displayed. Charming and Fixed Price!
Souvenirs: I bought a teriffic chinese jade necklace and a few other trinkets. |
Necklace bought at the Khan Misr Touloun, I am pretty sure it is a Chinese Jade Fish.
We had lunch at a fish boat on the Nile, moored across from the Nileometer at Rhoda Island. Then we went back to the Egyptian Museum to see the Mummies Exhibit.
Rhoda Island Nileometer
The Egyptian Museum was very crowded. No cameras allowed, but no one collects cell phone, so many were taking cell phone pictures (usually without flash). I just don't see how they are going to stop photography as people want to have the photos to remember and there is no comprehensive book of the collection. I suppose it helps defeat the cameras as the exhibits are kept at very low light to preserve them.
Ticket Stub from The Royal Mummies Exhibit at the Egyptian Museum.
After the mummies we went over to the collection of things taken from the Tomb of Tuya and Yuya and then back across to see the Tutankhamun Gold. Always worth seeing again.
Mask of Tuya
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