egypt 004

egypt

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February 21st 2010
21 February 2010 Woke up in Alexandria, Egypt to the calling for holy prayer, I felt an urge to bow to the East. It was sunny, warm, no clouds, a little yellow dust in the air. Down for a early breaky then off on our tour (this was to be 12 ½ hrs). The Port was very clean, however once we left port one side was clean, the other side was dirty. We found our 3 hour trip through Alexandria to ... 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