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Cairo a city of contrast

December 30th 2011
Geo: 30.0982, 31.2461 Cairo is truly a city of contrasts. From the very elegant and expensive to the very poor and dusty there are many extremes but we are enjoying seeing them all. After nearly 30 hours of travelling we were glad to reach Cairo and find our guide waiting for us in the arrivals hall. He purchased our visas and after collecting luggage etc we were taken to the van where we met ... read more
Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

Egyptian Flag 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
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