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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]
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] Blog: Exploring Egypt - Stepping Back In Time- OCT 2008
Date: October 7th 2008
Talk about Culture shock! Wow. Cairo is a city that never sleeps. Traffic, honking horns, cars double parked...and at the same time, you see donkeys with carts...women carrying sacks or water jugs on their heads. In many ways, I felt as though I had stepped several decades..or centuries.. back in time. If not for the tons of cars and high-rise buildings! Before we even arrived in Cairo, the st ... read more
Date: October 7th 2008
Talk about Culture shock! Wow. Cairo is a city that never sleeps. Traffic, honking horns, cars double parked...and at the same time, you see donkeys with carts...women carrying sacks or water jugs on their heads. In many ways, I felt as though I had stepped several decades..or centuries.. back in time. If not for the tons of cars and high-rise buildings! Before we even arrived in Cairo, the st ... read more
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