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We had not
expected to film the tomb. It was the day of the holiday
ending Ramadan, and we had some difficulty persuading our
guide to get us across the river as the car ferry was
closed. In the end, he took us across on the local ferry
and arranged for one of the drivers on the other side to
take us around. As he arranged for the fees to the other
driver (because we had already paid in advance for the
day), we had a limited time, and quite a few sights on my
list.
When we visited
the tomb, we had the still camera and the video camera
with us, but no camera permit. The tomb guide saw our
cameras and offered us the opportunity to film, which we
did hurriedly. The time one is allowed to stay in a tomb
is limited because of the potential damage to the tomb
from the moisture in the breath of visitors, and other
visitors were waiting above for their turn. |