Sunrise on the Nile

We started with orientation with our guide,  Mohamed Samy, and then set off to tour the Citadel (1300,’s) and the Alabastor Mosque, of Mohamed Ali.  This is in the Turkish style,  like Hagia Sofia in Istanbul

We then went to the old Egyptian museum.   Many many of the pieces have been moved already to the GEM, the Grand Egyptian Museum, which has had its soft opening.  The Grand opening is July 3. 

We could not take any pictures on the rooms with the Tutankamon golden items,  but we were able to see some of pieces that have not been moved yet.  

Other interesting pieces from the earliest times. 4900 years ago, the early kingdom