1023. Final on Egypt! Cairo, city with millions of people in it!
Today will be mostly pictures, typical of life in Egypt. We were in a very nice hotel, and the attendants both in the hotel, and the bus were very polite, and respectful to us. They were fluent in English, and I asked one man how he learned English. He said by watching American movies! He wasn't married, and planned to buy an apartment before he felt he could afford to be married.
The language there is Arabic, and street signs and many other types of signs were both in English and Arabic. We were told to not eat anything raw there, but to make sure it was fully cooked. We all did that, and none of us got stomach ailments. So here are the pictures: mostly in Cairo.
More scenes available on papyri.
One very similar to the one in the Book of Abraham. The Egyptians have it!
Scenes above in the city. The one below I took as we were passing under a type of bridge. I don't know if the person lived there, or just was set up there for some reason.
There seemed to be a lot of van type of cars, usually very full with people!
It wasn't uncommon to see donkeys pulling a cart, or a person riding on one.
I took many pictures, but all these scenes were very typical of the city of Cairo.
Debris was floating all through the canal, but we saw some in small boats fishing there! I wasn't able to get a picture of a small boat, as we were riding in the bus, and I wasn't fast enough to get a good picture!
At our hotel in Cairo, one afternoon we saw a wedding couple taking pictures, and then entering into the car below. She was beautiful, and excited, as all brides are!
Various street scenes in Cairo. Most of the Muslim women all wear a hijab, which covers the hair. Some wear a niqab, which covers all but the eyes.
In 2016, Cairo had 12 million people population, but the greater Cairo area had 20 million. A high percentage of Egyptians live there, or near the Nile River.
At the airport, signs were in Arabic and English. We had arrived in Cairo on Thursday April 19, and stayed 2 nights. Early on Saturday we flew to Amman, Jordan, and drove south to visit Petra. That will be my next blog!
The language there is Arabic, and street signs and many other types of signs were both in English and Arabic. We were told to not eat anything raw there, but to make sure it was fully cooked. We all did that, and none of us got stomach ailments. So here are the pictures: mostly in Cairo.
In the center of Cairo, there was a wide sort of park in the middle of the streets.
We went to a papyrus factory, and they had many scenes on papyri that you could buy -- most quite expensive!
More scenes available on papyri.
Bishop Clark Christian told us about the papyri, and scenes which are very similar to the scenes in the Book of Abraham, in the Pearl of Great Price. Many things indicate they knew a lot about the Temple endowment. Very fascinating!
All the parts of this have deep significance and meanings about life, death, and the resurrection.
Scenes above in the city. The one below I took as we were passing under a type of bridge. I don't know if the person lived there, or just was set up there for some reason.
There seemed to be a lot of van type of cars, usually very full with people!
I took many pictures, but all these scenes were very typical of the city of Cairo.
Vendors with wares to sell were seen everywhere.
Debris was floating all through the canal, but we saw some in small boats fishing there! I wasn't able to get a picture of a small boat, as we were riding in the bus, and I wasn't fast enough to get a good picture!
At our hotel in Cairo, one afternoon we saw a wedding couple taking pictures, and then entering into the car below. She was beautiful, and excited, as all brides are!
Various street scenes in Cairo. Most of the Muslim women all wear a hijab, which covers the hair. Some wear a niqab, which covers all but the eyes.
In 2016, Cairo had 12 million people population, but the greater Cairo area had 20 million. A high percentage of Egyptians live there, or near the Nile River.
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