Blake diary, 1917-1919 / Frank Blake - Page 77

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[Page 77]

in this Diary only applies to the lower cast of Egyptian. An Egyptian funeral is also a very noisy affair. Spent usual pleasant evening.
Wednesday August 8th
Went into Cairo on a round of visits to various Mosques. Inspected one which we were told was 3750 yrs old. We saw the vaults, gardens and the roof & some of the walks were inlaid with Gold & Carvings. One place was shown us by Guide which consisted of an air tight room where prisoners were shut in & smothered & then on being taken out were thrown down well into Nile. We also visited Mohammed Assan Mohammed Ali & Blue Tiled Mosque. All of them possessed luxurious Carpets, windows of coloured Glass beautifully matched & massive Marble pillars

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