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Cairo, Egypt - The land of the Pharaohs 17
View of the Nile, note the revolving restaurant of the Grand Hyatt on the far right
Cairo, Egypt - The land of the Pharaohs
October 26th 2008 The agenda for our first day was quite hectic. In the morning we'd visit the Pyramids, then over lunctime, we'd wander around the Antiquities Museum. For the remainder of the afternoon, we'd take a trip to the Citadel of Saladin. A lot to see in one go, but with only two full days in the Egyptian capital, we had little time for dallying.
Our hotel, the Sheraton Towers, looked plush from the out
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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 COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
