The Right Eye
Well, let's choose angry all that many good gifts, who will fly home with us. First of all, a great many different souvenirs in the shape of pyramids, sphinxes, kings and gods. The sign of the chief god Amun Ra (Sun God) – Eye of Ra (The Right Eye of Horus), depicted as a man with a head of a falcon. Cat – a symbol of the goddess Bastet, Amun Ra's wife. Scarab – a sign of the god Khepera, the creator of the world.
Jackal – the god Anubis. Often there are statues of Queen Nefertiti and "faraonshi 'Hatshepsut. Made They are usually made of different materials (alabaster, basalt, wood, silver, etc.) and have a very different quality and price. Second, this papyrus. Ancient writing material, manufactured from the same plant, by maceration and pressing. Full paper from papyrus to buy in Egypt difficult. Several companies producing it, working mostly for export, while the local market is flooded with fakes or of banana leaves, or from Chinese rice paper.
Like what Mikhail Zadornov, – "… you can go to the market in any store, and there will be screaming at the bazaar – the real papyrus time of Ramses II! You will watch them create! ":) From Papyrus doing anything as small favorites and huge paintings with drawings, stylized ancient Egyptian canonical. Third, it is oil. Shop, selling oil, it is easy to find by smell. The abundance of various varieties of oils dizzy. Some smell like perfume "great" perfumers have some curative effect. Buy a gift from oil aloe allergies, colds or eucalyptus. The oil you poured into curly, different colors and container glass vials. These bottles are in great numbers, and some of them may in itself be a work of art, becoming a separate gift. You can buy one big enough capacity you liked butter, and a dozen beautiful bottles. At home you fill them, and gave away to friends and family. Fourth, it is certainly tea. Red Hibiscus tea is made from the dried bracts hibiscus, is considered in Egypt and the national drink, and panacea. Served it as a hot or chilled with ice. Karkade contains many vitamins and citric acid. In contrast to the usual tea, tea leaves hibiscus is edible. Pay attention to the Egyptian hookah – "shisha". This is – a classic oriental hookah. They come in and souvenir, and intended for smoking. Having been on tour in the Bedouin village, you will have opportunity to purchase homespun rug with white and red national pattern of the Bedouins. Also, treat yourself to experience the Red Sea. This diversity of marine life not often come across! Take advantage of the Dive Centre, of which abound in the area. And do not forget that Egypt is forbidden to export any corals, shells, and even just the stones that may be the subject of antiquities and cultural heritage of this enigmatic country. Having been in Egypt, will feel the touch of many secrets of the past that hide the ancient cities, ruins and tombs of the pharaohs. They are still very, very long time to watch the Sphinx, daily meeting empty-weary stone orbits the sun, vshodyaschee over the Libyan desert.
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