Pharoah's bed

Egypt part 2: Hangin' loose in the Nile Valley

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June 5th 2007
After a thoroughly uncomfortable, frustrating, and disheartening morning (just being honest!) we had to quickly regain some sight seeing energy. Believe me, it was the last thing we felt like doing! But with a bit of grace, we put our bags into our room at our hotel in Aswan and jumped onto a minibus, together with 2 Colombians and 2 Spaniards, to set off on our tour of Aswan. Our first stop was ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more