Throughout my adult life, I have always been fascinated by museums, I have my favourites (Imperial war museum London and the Louvre, Paris) which I been to many times and will continue to visit whenever I get the chance.
As well as learning something and being entertained, I have found them to be places where I can relax as well. Some are expensive, some cheap and some free. Plus the museum restaurant is a good place to find a hearty budget lunch.
Today I paid another visit to the Hong Kong Palace Museum to see the ancient Egypt exhibition. It was smaller than I expected and well presented. There were no mummies available but plenty of coffins and statues. One thing I learnt was that mummification of the dead in Egypt continued into the Hellenic and Roman periods. Also the entrails of the deceased were removed, stored in jars and entombed with the body, very unpleasant work for the unlucky one.
Since I have already seen the other galleries I left after not long afterwards.
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