Worlds oldest Pryamid

Under the Egyption sun

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April 6th 2009
We arrived in Cairo on Tuesday and were very glad to get to our room at 3.15am. We had an early start the next morning to check out the Cairo Museum and the city. The guide knew the area well and was able to take us straight to the treasure of King Tutankhamen and all the pretty gold. We saw a mummy and even saw preserved animals such as crocodiles, goats and dogs. We went to Mohammad Ali’s Mo ... 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