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[Music] [Applause] he Egypt is a land of contrasts at once as modern as an airliner and as ancient as the very stones of the pyramids themselves and although present day Egypt is a shining example of 20th century progress many of its Customs go back to Biblical times here a group of Arab camel drivers pause to rest in their track across the Desert Sands nearby a streamline bus takes a party of tourists to view the Great Pyramid of Giza over 5,000 years old but the camels move on ships of the desert that have sailed Egypt for centuries and now Cairo International Metropolis of modern Egypt bustling Crossroads of the Middle East here is a touch of today threaded in the fabric of the past as throngs of Travelers pour in and out of Egypt's capital city at the head of the Nile Cairo where ancient and modern civilizations meet in Harmony in Egypt all roads lead to Cairo and the life of the city is ever replenished by long long camel trains bringing supplies and produce to cairo's 2 million citizens it's quite a job to understand traffic regulations here and you might get a ticket if you disregard the cop at the corner but the traffic itself transcends language barriers very likely you will visit Shepherds often compared with the Ritz in Paris and the wal off Historia in New York as one of the world's truly great hotels history and Legend have Smiled On Shepherd's Hotel and it has been mentioned in nearly every novel about Egypt for over half a century not far from the marble porticos of shepherds the inhabitants of cairo's teaming native quarter go about their business in a manner they've been used to for hundreds of years open marketplaces and Street bazaars are sources for much gossip and Intrigue as well as mere shopping centers sandwiched between a spice shop and a rug merchant stall a public letter writer pies his ancient trade a tour through the Egyptian Museum is a must for every visitor to Cairo here are the completely restored Treasures of King tutankamon that fabulous Pharaoh whose tomb invoked a curse on all who Disturbed it King tutt's outer coffin is sumptuously covered in beaten gold a miniature coffin was found nearby and a startlingly lifelike face mask of the boy King in solid gold and an inch thick Alabaster Treasures are giant perfume vases in perfect condition after 33 centuries the tools of civilization have hardly changed in Egypt since tank Almond's day clay has been cut fashioned and baked into brick and bricks and stones laid one upon another in the same manner for centuries time flows slowly in the land of the pyramids notice for example how perfectly the conventional loose Egyptian Garb protects the wearer from the burning rays of the [Music] Sun in what other city but Cairo could you board a modern up-to-date street car pay your fair to this be whiskered red fees conductor and almost before you had a chance to settle down in your seat find yourself looking out at towering monuments to Lost civilizations built at least 300 years before the birth of Christ Egypt is indeed a land of surprises here a Muslim woman adjusts a prayer wheel on her nose a curious sight to see while riding along On a 20th century [Music] conveyance here in a more traditional scene a camel Caravan sets forth in the Shadows of the pyramids a group of Nomads make their way across the desert seeking shelter for the night history comes vividly to life a page out of the Arabian Knights as the Caravan enters the very cave in which Alibaba found the treasure of the 40 thieves here at ler 300 M south of Cairo lived and Ruled The Mighty pharaohs whose tombs are wonders of the world a 4,000-year-old mummy is found still in its tattered linen wrappings hieroglyphics on the walls will someday tell the entire story of this fantastic civilization mechanical Excavating is taboo here and only the most delicate methods are used with infinite care the world's greatest jigsaw puzzle is slowly being reassembled fitting back into place Stones statues broken thumbs and feet weighing up to 200,000 lb it will require another hundred years to completely restore these great temples and tombs for the entire Valley of the Kings was destroyed by an earthquake in 27 BC but the Egyptian government which has been doing the job for 15 years now is attempting to restore every stone in this 600 acres of precious Granite to its original position truly a jigsaw puzzle that staggers the imagin ation the answer to how these engineering Marvels were accomplished how the gigantic columns were cut floated down the Nile and erected is a secret still locked in the earliest pages of human history horse racing may not have been the sport of Egypt's ancient Kings but today every man is a king and every bet is sure winner at the jesa sporting club outside Cairo bedding is heavy among both the European visitors and Native Egyptian Sportsmen at the track and the thoroughbreds too are drawn both from Arabian and European [Music] stock Chic European women stand side by side with bearded chiks in this ancient land where today rides on every winter and the past is never far behind in Cairo everything is contrast a city where ancient and modern civilizations meet and live in harmony here the Slender minettes of the Muhammad Ali musk rise into graceful prominence over the swarming maze that is the older section of the city yet in another quarter of the city lies hopis fashionable modern residential suburb which forms the Swank Westchester of Cairo the life stream of Cairo in fact of all Egypt is the Nile longest river in the world and the original Old Man River of antiquity when night falls in Cairo you'd feel right at home if you happen to come from New York or Chicago or Los Angeles for Cairo too has its great white way Muslim and Christian Mingle in The Nightlife of this busy [Music] Metropolis for authentic Egyptian rhythms for example why where else to see it but an exotic Egypt like the land itself it's old it's new it will never die land of the pyramids of Desert Sands of palm trees camels ancient monuments and an ancient people to VIs at the very scenes where fabulous pharaohs ruled a mighty civilization brings a sense of peace and the endurance of man to our 20th century [Music] world