To Cairo By Sae yeon Heading to Cairo

To Cairo By Sae yeon

Heading to Cairo From Seoul (Incheon) Airport, depart on December 19 th 13: 15, and arrives at Tashkent on 17: 00. Then, we leave Tashkent and head to Cairo and arrives there at 21: 10. It takes about 8 Hours, and it costs 1, 344, 000 won.

Map of Egypt

1 st day-Arrival It took about eight hours from Seoul to Cairo. I had to pass Tashkent to go to Cairo. Tomorrow, I planned to go to the Egyptian Museum. It places in Cairo.

2 nd Day-Egyptian Museum The museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known as the Egyptian Museum places at Cairo. It’s the home for extensive collection of ancient Egyptian Antiquities. The museum’s Royal mummy room contained 27 mummies. Photographs were forbidden inside.

3~4 th Day-Pyramid The Great Pyramid of Giza This Pyramid is also called the pyramid of Khufu. This is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in Giza. This is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. This pyramid is believed that it is a tomb for Paraoh Khufu. This is the interior structure of the Great pyramid.

5 th day-Cairo Opera House The Egyptian President Mubarak opened the new Cairo Opera House of the Egyptian National Cultural Centers on October 10, 1988. If available-> watching an Opera(? )

6 th Day-The Cairo Tower is a TV tower in Cairo. It is 187 meters high, and is 43 meters higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza.

7~8 th Day-Suez Canal This is a man-made waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea. It made easier with the water transportation between Europe and Asia. The Suez canal is 192 km long, and the deepest part is 12 m deep.

9~10 th Day-Port Said is a northeastern Egyptian city near the Suez canal, with a population approximately of 515007. It’s economic base is fishing and industries. It is an important harbour of Egyptian ships that passes through the suez canal.

11~12 nd Day- Move to Aswan is a city in the south of Egypt. It stands on the east of Nile and is a busy market and tourist center. Aswan is one of the driest places in the world, and the last rain was six years ago.

13~14 th Day-Luxor is a city in Upside of Egypt and is the capital of Luxor Governorate. The population is about 376, 022 and an area is approximately 416 square kilometers.

15 th Day-Rosetta is a port city on the Mediterranean sea. It is located 65 km east of Alexandria. This is the famous site where the Rosetta stone was found by the French soldiers in 1799.

16~17 th Day-Alexandria has a population of 4. 1 million and is the second -largest city in Egypt. It extends about 32 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in north-central Egypt. It is an important industrial center because of it’s natural gas and oil pipelines from Suez. It was also an important trading post between Europe and Asia.

18~19 th Day-Hurghada Herghada is a city that is located on the Red sea coast, and is a tourist center. It provides aquatic sport equipments for the sailboarders, yachtsmen, scuba divers, and snorkelers.

20 th Day-Minya locates in Upper Egypt. It is located approximately 245 km south of cairo. The name of the city is derived from the Ancient Egyptian name meaning the nursing city of Khufu.

21 st Day-Farafra Oasis The Farafra Oasis is the smallest oasis that is located in the western Egypt.

22 nd Day-Bahariya Oasis Bahariya is an oasis in Egypt that is about 300 km away from Cairo and the It is the least developed Oasis in Egypt in technology.

23 rd Day- Port Safaga is also known as Bur Safaga. It is a town that is located at the coast of the Red Sea. This small port is a good place for tourists. It lends several bungalows and hotels.

24~25 th Day-Valley of the King The Valley of the King is a valley in Egypt. In this Valley, Kings’ tombs were constructed. It stands on the west bank of nile.

th 26~27 Day-Abu Simbel Temples This Temple is one of the Unesco World heritage site. This temples are two massive rock temples in Nubia, southern Egypt.

28~29 th Day-Karnak Temple is usually called Karnak. It is located near Luxor. It was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut ( the Most selected of Places) and the main place of worship of the gods.

30 th Day->Return to Korea I left Egypt at 11: 20, on January 19 th. I land on Tashkent at 19: 15, and then head to Korea and arrives there at Am 7 o’ clock on January 20 th.

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