Where were we? Yes, before we head to Mexico to get a bon vivant point of view on Nibiru 2012 issue, we will do a preliminary investigation in Egypt. Why? Because while the Mayas were continuously building huge pyramids in Mexico and Guatemala, the Ancient Egyptians were busy doing the same thing by the Nile, approximately at the same time.

A comment we saw on the internet – I think it was in Ekşi Sözlük (www.sourtimes.org) – said “When you see the Egyptians, you will believe the pyramids were built by aliens.” Some may find this comment racist and mutter about it, but I am just mentioning this as information. However, the Eygptian people “in the streets” show some strange behaviours, which make you remember this comment. It’s like the whole city aims to sell you stuff. And you buy everything for ten percent of the initial price pronounced by the seller. Even the small kids keep following you with pyramid-sphinx-etc. shaped key holders, bookmarks, shouting “one euro, one euro!” These are unpleasant moments for a bon vivant. Yet we also should remember that these people had been living under colonial domination since the Ancient Romans and have just been getting themselves together, and we should change the subject. Not before adding this funny note, though: Especially in south, when they find out you are from Turkey, they call out “Yavaş yavaş Hasan Şaş” [Slow down, slow down, Hasan Şaş]! It’s in honour of his goal against Brazil, in World Cup 2002…

Our main concern is if Nibiru will hit Earth in 2012 or pass it by. Will it have any annoying effects on us? Were the Mayan and Egyptian pyramids built by aliens? After our long and detailed investigation on pyramids in Cairo and by the Nile, at least we found out who built the Egyptian pyramids. (Cairo, Edfu, Aswan, Abu Simbel are only a portion of the places we went.) You will have the answer at the end of this article. Now we want to share some photos with you:

There are a bunch of temples along the Nile. The most glamorous era of Ancient Egypt was when Ramesses II was in charge – he was a hell of a guy, it seems. We liked him a lot. He had huge temples built in his name but he didn’t have the energy to go further so he carved previous emperors’ faces off of the older ones and put his own. He even did the same thing to the statues. He surely was a bon vivant… After all those wars, he wanted to lay down. The pictures above show how bon vivant he was. The Pharaoh statues were used to be made in a way that demonstrates one hand as a fist to fear the enemies, and the other hand on the knee to emphasize how relaxed the Pharaohs were. But then, we have Ramasses II with both hands on his knees! (The statues are a bit worn out but still you can tell.)

While we went south along the Nile, we didn’t miss the chance to sail with the boats called Feluka. They don’t have engines and you can pleasantly move with the help of the wind. But when there isn’t enough wind, it is pulled into the middle of the Nile with the help of an engine boat. Then it slowly carries you on the Nile.

When you go to Egypt, of course you have to go to the desert. We met the desert when our bus broke down on the way back from Abu Simbel, while we were waiting for the next bus to come. The people of Egypt are piled around the Nile. After you move away a little bit from the river, the desert begins. Thank God, it is not hard to find water for your rakı, as long as you don’t get too far from the Nile.

We didn’t have the chance to present rakı to Egyptians. At least the ones we got to know didn’t seem like people who would be into it. There sure must be some bon vivant Egyptians. But we didn’t have time to find them as we kept visiting the pyramids, the temples, the obelisks, the etc…

We saved the last of rakı for the one night we spent in the hotel with a pyramid view, in Cairo. We were supposed prepare a table and toast in honour of pyramids in the café of the hotel. However, as we attempted to go up to the café at that very last night, we got disappointed when we found out that it was opened in the morning and closed in the evening. So we couldn’t get in despite all our efforts.

So, unfortunately, we drank the last of rakı stock at a table and said goodbye to Cairo, before we left early in the morning.

Well, let me say this on the issue I mentioned above at the beginning of this journal. Were the pyramids built by aliens? No, they were built by humans… And an additional note: the ones who carried those tons of stone blocks were not slaves of Pharaohs, but free people who believed they were going to go to heaven with their Pharaohs. When we looked at those giant pyramids, we wondered if they didn’t have anything else to do, but it turned out they didn’t. They used to have nothing that kept them busy when the Nile flooded, so they built those pyramids, temples and stuff like that to praise Gods.

I am writing these lines from our hotel in Mexico City. In the light of our investigation on Egyptian culture and the pyramids, now we will investigate Mexican culture and the Mayan pyramids. We won’t forget to present Yeni Rakı to Mexicans when they are available. We will share photos and information frequently – everyday, if possible – on these pages.

Now we will rest for a moment and go out to the streets. The city waits for us… Don’t forget to take a look at our blog tomorrow. The first impressions of Mexico City will be here… See ya!