Summer Palace of King Farouk

Alexandria, Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea

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June 28th 2007
A side trip north to Alexandria by train We got up early (theme of this journey!), picked up by Hamby, our trip transfer lead, and driven to the Cairo train station by our driver, Ahmed, where we were experienced yet another bout with culture shock. Trains in Egypt are not what they are in Europe, not even what they are in the States (Amtrak), but they are available to all people for ... read more

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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