It was really cool. And we got to see some really amazing historical treasures. However, I must say that Cameron and I were both disappointed that by the end of the exhibit we were not looking at a four thousand or whatever it is year old corpse. We got through the last part of the exhibit and I said out loud, "That's it? Where's King Tut?" However, after the security personal explained that a solid gold casket does not travel well, and even more so a couple thousand year old corpse which has rarely left its burial grounds (solely for medical testing) I understood. Overall, it was really a cool experience and I am increasingly grateful that I was not an ancient Egyptian who had to look forward to their stomach, lungs, liver, and intestines being preserved to ensure their existence through the eternities.
Did you know the reason King Tut is so famous? Or at least why his name is so widely known? This was news to me. He was also known as the boy King, his life ending at the age of 19 for reasons still unknown (possibly due to malaria). At the end of this life he had made some allegiances to military/political leaders that seemed to have been taboo at the time. His death was then a hushed event, and his burial even more sore. Because everything was done so quietly and so quickly there was little attention drawn towards him as a a dead king and his tomb. As the years passed, his tomb was one of few that was left almost untouched by robbers and I think the only tomb in the Valley of the Kings with the dead Pharaoh's body still found within. Interesting huh!? For someone who may not have left a significant mark on his world during his life, he certainly went out with a bang, now the whole world knows who King Tut was!
Waiting outside - you can kind of see the space needle. Looks way cool at night time. Also, first camio of Cameron with his new glasses. Still a cutie huh!? Wears them well I think!
