| エジプト点描 投稿者：Tiko 投稿日：2008/01/02(Wed) 20:19 No.2035 |
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Tikoさんから以下の内容が書き込めなかったとメールをいただきました。
Tikoさんのお許しを得てMizuが代理投稿させていただきます。
お話の内容とお写真の順番が違っていましたらご指摘下さい。直します。
This December, I realized my long-time dream of visiting Egypt. I enjoyed
some aspects of Egypt very much, while I hated some others. I think this
would be a typical reaction of most visitors to Egypt. The good side is of
course the almost unbelievable number and quality of historical relics --
pyramids, sphinx, the Karnak Temple, the Temple of Hatshepsut, the Valley
of the Kings, the treasures of Tutankhamun in the Egyptian Museum, etc.,
etc., that are breath-taking. The bad side is the congestion, pollution,
agressive merchants, touts and numerous scams. I try to forget about the
bad side and talk only about the interesting sites that I visited.
Photo number 1 is an obligatory one of the pyramids at Giza. There are
three major ones there, namely, Khufu's, Khafre's and Menkaure's. There
are also several smaller pyramids for queens. The largest one (Khufu's) is
about 140m high, each side is 230m long, and it is supposed to contain 2.3
million limestone blocks. And yet, the difference between the longest and
shortest sides is only 20cm! On closeup, it is not as smooth as it looks.
(Pls. see the second photo.) It boggles your mind when you think that it
was built over 4,500 years ago!
I did a four-day Nile cruise, starting at Aswan and ending at Luxor. The
cruise ship normally sails at night, and when you get up in the morning,
you are at the next port from which to disembark for sight-seeing. I first
flew to Aswan from Cairo. After putting my luggages on board, I was taken
to a few sight-seeing spots, including the Temple of Phillae. On the
second day, I visited Kom Ombo and Edfu. The third day was the highlight
of my cruise. The cruise ship was anchored at the port of Luxor. On the
West Bank, which is sometimes called Thebes, I visited the tombs of Ramses
I, III, and IX in the Valley of the Kings, but the best was the Temple of
Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut was the first female pharao. Its architecture is so
modern that it wouldn't look out of place in the middle of New York City
today.
On the East Bank, there is that famous Karnak Temple. In the "hypostyle"
hall, there are 134 huge pillars that are up to 21 meters tall. I think
no picture could convey the awe that you feel looking at them.
I could go on and on, but I will let the photos talk. The Solar barque
(boat) was built by the son of Khufu for the father to be able to sail in
his next life.
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| Re: エジプト点描 Mizu - 2008/01/02(Wed) 20:21 No.2036 |  |
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Tikoさん、エジプトへ行かれたお話をありがとうございました。
エジプトへ行きたいという長年の夢がかなって良かったですね。
夫は行ったことがあるそうですが（結婚前）、私はありません。
息を呑むような光景の数々は想像できますが、
その壮大な迫力は実際に行ってみないと分からないでしょうね。
夫はカイロにあるギザのピラミッドは行ったそうですが、
その他のルクソールなどは行ってなくて羨ましがっていますよ。
テロにも遭わずご無事に帰られて安堵しました。
エジプトに限らず横行している悪い面のことは相殺して余りある
感動をされてこられたようで、Tikoさんの去年の10大ニュースの
トップに躍り出た出来事だったでしょうか？ |
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