Breakfast at our hotel

The Egyptian Museum

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February 1st 2009
Even on our relatively quiet backstreet in the Embassy area of Garden City, the honking and beeping of the Cairo traffic managed to wake us up early. The fact that we were still sort of on Bangkok time meant that sleeping in until 6:00 am was like 11:00 am for us, so for once we had Benjamin up and awake early. The hotel/hostel has a relatively small reception area where the breakfast is served ... 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