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Holiday description
Egypt

One of the most beautiful places in the world. It is in North Africa. Most of this state is desert,
but nevertheless on of the largest and most famous river of the world runs like a thread through Egypt, the Nil.
The weather there is very hot. Most of the time the sun shines and there are temperatures over 30 or 40. There aren`t enough streets, so when people want to make a journey through the desert they have to make a trip with camels. Only a few people form Egypt live in the desert area, known as the "nomadic" people. These people always wander through the desert looking for a new home area. Normally, they are a group of about 20 people with their camels. They can`t stay at one place for very long because of the insufficient food and water conditions. The history of Egypt is one of the most interesting in the world. In history people built big states in the desert near the Nil. Most of the people lived next the Nil, because of the fertile land there. There headquarter were a pharao. The people built for this man or woman a lot of beautiful pyramids and sphinxes. Nowadays people come to Egypt because of the wonderful buildings. A lot of people travel by ship trough Egypt. People also travel to Egypt because of the climate and its wonderful coasts. The Nil has a wonderful blue water and you can see a lot of fishes and sea grasses.
Special Idea
Sightseeing Tour

First Tour: At the beginning of our journey we have a look at the Egypt museum, that was built in 1857 from the French archaeologist Auguste Mariette. The “Mausoleum” from the founder stands in the areaway. This areaway is blocked by the police; all visitors have to make a control of their bags.
In the museum are a lot of sculptures, sarcophaguses, reliefs and grave goods. About 120.000 exponents are presented in two stages. With all theses historical objects you can literally see the history in front of your eyes.
A lot of statues show the hierarchy in this country. There are a lot of gods, for example the sun god Re, Horus with a twin krone etc.
This museum has a hall of mummies. There are more than 10 pharaohs in the hall. In this hall you can see “Tutench Amun.”

Second Tour: The most important sightseeing is the pyramid of Gizeh. The Cheops pyramid is over 137 meter high and is nowadays the biggest stone building in the world. The Cherpren pyramid was build a few years after the Cheops. The youngest and smallest pyramid stood in Mykerions. All pyramids are surrounded from tombs and where the family, friends and butlers were buried. Next to these pyramids is the sphinx. The design looks like a lion with a human face.