The Wandering Scot
An occasional travel journal.
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South Sudan
2025 Cairo
Yemen
Grand Egyptian Museum
NMEC
Giza Pyramids
Grand Egyptian Museum
GEM: Tutankhamun Gallery
Tutankhamun Funeral Mask
Tutankhamun Funeral Mask
Tutankhamun Funeral Mask
Funerary Shrines
Outer Coffin
Middle Coffin
Middle Coffin
Inner Coffin
110 kg of solid gold
Ornate Royal Chair
Royal chariot
Royal Throwing Sticks
GEM: Other Highlights
Ramses II
Senwosret I
Troop Model (11th Dynasty)
King Khufu’s Solar Barge
A 4500 year old boat. Wow.
King Khufu’s Solar Barge
GEM: Public Spaces
Entry lobby and Ramses II
Early-bird view down steps
Mid-morning view down steps
Hazy view from GEM to Pyramids
Museum Exit
Hanging Obelisk of Ramses II
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
Royal Mummies: But no photos allowed
Wooden hoes. First Dynasty. ~3000 bc
Wooden sickles with flint blades.
First Dynasty. ~3000 bc
Stela of King Qa'a. First Dynasty. ~2900 bc
King Akhenaten. ~1350 bc
Khonsu. 18th dynasty, ~1400 bc
King Thutmose III. ~1450 bc
Giza Pyramids & Sphinx
View from the Menai House Hotel
Giza Plateau
South Sudan
Yemen