Khufu

Finally, a blog.... and the pyramids.

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September 4th 2008
So today I finally got around to seeing the Pyramids, after 2 weeks in Egypt. The average tourist makes a beeline for them almost before getting off the tarmac at Cairo International, but I got a decent view from the plane on the final approach. That was enough to tide me over until now, but a lot of people left for Alexandria today, so I figured it was good timing to see the Great Pyramids. To ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Giza

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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