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Weekend

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July 5th 2010
Last Thursday we (the three brothers, several cousins and a good friend) went to El Hussein, an area downtown Cairo famous for its bazaars composed of a couple hundred shops selling Egyptian/Oriental products. We strolled around for a bit, bargained with the shopkeepers and bought some gifts for folks abroad. We then all went for some sheesha and fresh juice at Eid Sons' Cafe in front of the lar ... 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