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Old Cairo and Bazaar

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April 20th 2010
Tuesday morning dawned bright and early, 7:30 AM. It was bright dry and already about 79 degrees with a light breeze. Speaking of breezes…. Remember the tea from yesterday? Well as you may recall I was concerned that I may have made a mistake drinking even this little amount of local water as my stomach was a bit rebellious last night. Let’s just say there was an ill breeze blowing all evening ... 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