Butcher in the souk, Luxor

Hey, Giza, souk it up my burning Sphinx, ta fuul!

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September 26th 2009
We were warned that Cairo was going to be a hectic immersion point and we were well prepared, but we were not expecting the streets to be so busy at 2am on a Sunday morning. Intense crowds in their (Sunday) best thronged the streets eating ice cream, throwing firecrackers and generally having a proper old party, even the shops were still open and doing excellent business! The reason for this late ... 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