Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen

Been there to to Cairo museum ( no photos allowed) and seen the King Tuts display
Also the pyramids . What put us of was all the pestering from street traders that follow you about, ruined what would have been a pleasant experience.
They hand you a trinket then demand money for it

even going through the docks on the Nile they pester passangers to buy rugs and carpets.

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Luckily, we were protected from all that, as we had our own personal guide. I remember a little girl who kept staring at my daughter who was nine years old at the time, I thought perhaps because of her long, fair, wavy hair.

At the pyramids, there were many Egyptians insisting on taking photos for us and expecting to be paid.

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Why aren’t photos allowed ?

Another trick was to produce a letter. They would insist it was from a relative in England and that as their English was so poor would I help them write a reply. It was incredible how many people in Egypt had an aunt in Basingstoke or a brother in Norwich!
If I had been American no doubt they would have had family in New York or Dallas :wink:

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Do they do free fitting and underlay?

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November 25th 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter wrote in his diary. “Noted seals. … Opened the first doorway; which comprised rough stones built up from the threshold to the lintel, plastered over on the outside face, and covered with numerous impressions from various seals of Tut.ankh. Amen and the Royal Necropolis seal. … As we cleared the passage we found mixed with the rubble broken potsherds, jar seals, and numerous fragments… These were disturbing elements as they pointed towards plundering.” The next day, the second doorway was opened

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This was a really good read as I remember…

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