Kissing the Sphinx

Cairo

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April 1st 2007
Untitled This morning we were woken up at 7am and had to be in the lobby ready to go at 8am. Breakfast was available in one of the hotel's restaurants. First stop was the pyramids. We went to the Great Pyramid first. Some people went inside, but I didn't. We were conned into paying someone to ride their camel even though we were picked up and put on the camels - I ... 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