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25-26 June
Netherlands - Giethoorn and Apenheul
Elisabeth & Teije2006-08-27 10:44:16
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muffle the noise into a soft buzz. It is after eleven when we drive away from the hotel.
We go to park Berg en Bos (Mountain and Wood) near Apeldoorn where we want to see an exposition of sand sculptures of ancient Egyptian objects. We are both interested in the old Egyptian culture so this is something we really want to see, since the exhibition is only temporarily. We had seen it on the internet and that became the main reason we are on this trip now. We walk past the long lines before the ticket offices of the Apenheul and go straight to the sculptures.
In a large hall there are great statues, made of special sand, that all have represent objects from ancient Egypt. Sometimes there are replica's of existing statures, sometimes expressions of fantasy that have a certein Egyptian resemblance. We especially like it when we recognise a few things that we have seen for real when we were in Egypt.
Best recognisable is the tomb of Tutankhamun of which we see an exact duplicate: the tomb, the wall paintings and even the colors. To the right the high priest (probably Ay who also succeeded Tutankhamun) who performs the ritual of the opening of the mouth, so the dead pharao can speak and eat again in the afterlife.
Even the sarcophagus and the mummy are here, as well-preserved as in the real tomb which we visited just over a year ago! The biggest difference is that there are much more visitors here than in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor: we were completely alone at the time in this tomb!
We have made many more pictures which you can see on the website of Elisabeth (opens in a new windows). The exhibition is opened until 15 August 2005 (€ 7 entrance fee for adults). The sand that is being used comes from the Ardennes and sticks better than our sand. The artists have also fixated the sculptures to preserve them even longer and make them resistant against the moisture of the air and the visitors.
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See photographs from:
Netherlands Gallery
