Egypt Day 12

I spent most of the day at the Egyptian Museum. This museum was opened in 1902, and some of the displays are still in their original cases.
It is somewhat chaotic, but I managed to see most of what I wanted to see,
TVO had 10 hours of documentaries about Egypt, these last few months, and I was familiar with most of the key displays.
As soon as the museum opened I went to the back to see the display about King Akhenaten. He was a very interesting king. It is my thought that there was a power struggle between the king and the high priest, and Akhenaten closed all the temples in Luxor, built a complete new capital Amarna, north of Luxor, and declared there was only one god, Aten.
He ruled for about 20 years, but after his death, his successor, King Tutankhamum, returned to the old religions, and all of Akhenaten's works were obliterated. His name wasn't even mentioned in the historical documents of the time. It wasn't until the 19th century that he was rediscovered.
He not only brought in a new religion, but encouraged a much more realistic and humanistic approach to art.
For the first time there are reliefs of family life. The art of this period is quite stunning. The style, representing people is quite unique.
He was also married to Queen Nefertiti, one of the most beautiful women of all time. Her bust, now in Berlin is absolutely breathtaking.
Another highlight of the museum is the collection of mummies. These are the actual mummies of the most famous Egyptian kings, Seti I, Ramses II, Akhenaten, Hatshepsut, Queen Tiy, the mother of Akhenaten and grandmother of Tutankhamen.
The state of preservation is amazing. The other nice thing is that it costs an extra 100 EP to see, so there are no groups. I found these rooms to be well presented and amazing.
After 4 hours I had reached my limit, and left a few things for another day. It's a little over half an hour walk to the museum, so I was on the go from about 8 till just after 2.
I had a bit of a nap, and then spent some time walking around the neighbourhood. I can't believe the number of clothing stores.
But I still haven't found a single grocery store. Not a one, and I have been in Egypt for 12 days now. I finally found a man selling, what looked like pears, on a street corner. I bought some, but they weren't pears, I don't know what they are, but it's fruit.
I did find a coffee shop with a good cappuccino! Great!
Life is good.