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May 1st 2013
Published: June 1st 2013
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ALEXANDRIA (AND CAIRO), EGYPT--Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Egypt’s second largest city, Alexandria, was founded by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. It became the major trade center and a focal point of learning. The ancient library had 500,000 volumes and it was here that Euclid invented geometry. It was also in Alexandria that Julius Caesar met Cleopatra and after her death, it was taken over by th... Read Full Entry



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Sharon Mock Whitaker and Valerie Mock
RamblingRosies
RamblingRosies
We are sisters who began our love of travel with our parents when we were in grammar school. We grew up in Northern California and had traveled most of the Western States and Mexico before the 8th grade. Sharon traveled to Europe the first time when she graduated from high school to be a Girl Scout camp counselor and Valerie lived in Europe 7 years teaching the US military community at the graduate level. We rarely take a tour and usually travel on a low budget, by car, plane, and train. We have recently both retired and Sharon bought a Roadtrek RV, that we named Rosie II after our parent's "R... full info
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1304-404 Alongside the highway1304-404 Alongside the highway
1304-404 Alongside the highway
1304-405 Some of the many uncompleted buildings of Egypt1304-405 Some of the many uncompleted buildings of Egypt
1304-405 Some of the many uncompleted buildings of Egypt
1304-406 Your local convenience store1304-406 Your local convenience store
1304-406 Your local convenience store
1304-407 Underpass market1304-407 Underpass market
1304-407 Underpass market
1304-408 Scene along major road in Cairo-A1304-408 Scene along major road in Cairo-A
1304-408 Scene along major road in Cairo-A
1304-409 Our Nile barge for lunch and entertainment1304-409 Our Nile barge for lunch and entertainment
1304-409 Our Nile barge for lunch and entertainment
1304-410 The requisite belly dancer1304-410 The requisite belly dancer
1304-410 The requisite belly dancer
1304-411 Our whirling dervish entertainer1304-411 Our whirling dervish entertainer
1304-411 Our whirling dervish entertainer
1304-412 5-star hotels and office buildings along Nile1304-412 5-star hotels and office buildings along Nile
1304-412 5-star hotels and office buildings along Nile
1304-413 Dhow sail boat1304-413 Dhow sail boat
1304-413 Dhow sail boat
1304-413 View of modern Cairo from Nile River cruise1304-413 View of modern Cairo from Nile River cruise
1304-413 View of modern Cairo from Nile River cruise
1304-414 Our Nile River tourist police escort1304-414 Our Nile River tourist police escort
1304-414 Our Nile River tourist police escort
1304-415 Citadel of Salah-El-Din1304-415 Citadel of Salah-El-Din
1304-415 Citadel of Salah-El-Din
1304-416 The Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali1304-416 The Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali
1304-416 The Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali
1304-417 Entrance to the Mosque of from the courtyard1304-417 Entrance to the Mosque of from the courtyard
1304-417 Entrance to the Mosque of from the courtyard
1304-418 Details of the fountain (washing facilities) in the courtyard1304-418 Details of the fountain (washing facilities) in the courtyard
1304-418 Details of the fountain (washing facilities) in the courtyard
1304-419 Quote from the Koran near dome1304-419 Quote from the Koran near dome
1304-419 Quote from the Koran near dome
1304-420 The pulpit and worshippers1304-420 The pulpit and worshippers
1304-420 The pulpit and worshippers
1304-421 Screen near where women worship1304-421 Screen near where women worship
1304-421 Screen near where women worship
1304-421 Window looking toward older mosque on hillside (Ibn Tulun mosque)1304-421 Window looking toward older mosque on hillside (Ibn Tulun mosque)
1304-421 Window looking toward older mosque on hillside (Ibn Tulun mosque)
1304-422 Ibn Tulun Mosque1304-422 Ibn Tulun Mosque
1304-422 Ibn Tulun Mosque



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