The Red Pyramid at Dahshur

We're about to enter the first true pyramid remaining! Built after the Step and Bent pyramids, Snefru finally achieved success around 2550BC with this pyramid, named after the reddish limestone used in its casing stones (inside).

Last Days in Cairo

June 17th 2007
As much as we were ready for another adventure, we were sad to leave Egypt. Egypt will always be a special place for us - our first 3 years of marriage, our first "real" overseas positions, our first taste of living in a completely unique environment. We wouldn't trade our time in Egypt for anything! We had one last hoorah in Cairo, where we spent our third (yes, third!) wedding anniversary, be ... 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

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