View from front of our hotel

Pyramids

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October 10th 2008
26/09/08 - 29/09/08 We arrived at our hotel near by the Great Pyramids of Giza. We first saw them while still on the main road through Ciaro. It would be very hard to get lost with a land mark like the Pyramids to guide you. It seemed very strange to see their shape jutting up into the sky as you walk out into the street outside the hotel. It is surprising how close they are to suburbia. We ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

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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