Coptic Church, Cairo

Day 3 - perfum factory and coptic church
We stop over about 5 minutes egyptian time (our time about 2 hours)at a perfume shop. This man was making a glass bottle for the perfume, very delicate bottle. They are selling essence of flower, blend and spice scent. Pure essence without alcohol. The smell to die for. We bought essence of :
1) lotus flower - anti stress - sweet and beautiful smell
2) Papyrus flower - aftershave for men - (my husband said it smell just like Vera Wong Men)
3) gardenia - to loose weight - very fruity smell (Sultan said this smell can make you feel full)
4) golden wattle - good for your brain (we got it free as the sale they made from us enough for that day I presumed)
5) sandal wood oil - act as pain killer - sweet smell luv it
6) narwastoo oil - natural collagen , good for skin and it smell lovely too
7( menth oil - burn it and the smell is good for your sinus & breathing - smell just like bubblegum



There were an interesting story about the fort behind me, it use to a Nile river flow in front of this fort (the river dried out and now you can find an underground train station on it. The fort belong to Christian Crusade and it was conquer by the Islam using a trick, i.e. lots and lots of watermelons floating in the river disguised as Islamic warrior head and only one real person banging the door. As the people in the fort thought they being surrounded they surrender.





The Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary) derives its name from its location on top of the southern tower gate of the old Babylon fortress with its nave suspended above the passage. (Muallaqa translates to 'suspended') The church was first built, in Basilcan style, in the 3rd or 4th century. However, at that time it is unlikely that the church would have been constructed in this location. They covered the towers with palm trunks and a layer of stone. The main church is thought to have been built between the 5th and 6th centuries with the southeastern section called the "upper church" being added later. The church was destroyed in the 9th century. It was rebuilt in the 11th century and became the seat of the Coptic patriarchate until the 14th century.