The Mall

Cairo

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March 31st 2007
This morning I was supposed to meet with Salma (a niece of my Mom's Egyptian coworker) at 10am, so I got up around 9am. I ate a few crackers and read and watched tv. I still hadn't heard from her at 11:30am, so I called. I think I woke her up. She asked if I would be free around 6pm, but my Contiki meeting is at 7pm, so I told her no. She said she'd call back and we hung up. About 15 minutes late ... 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