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Pyramids & Camels

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February 14th 2009
Day 1 Not much time to rest up from the jetlag as we had a 9am pickup for our Pyramid tour today. We had a breakfast of breads, yogurt and cheeses provide at the hotel. I decided to give the local drink Karkady (a cold tea made from the leaves of the Hibiscus flower) a try, and quickly decided I'm not a fan. Melissa opted out as she wasn't quite as adventurous with some ... 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