View from Hotel

plastic city

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May 10th 2007
Oh my god, What a city....arrived in Cario at 5.30am (Bangkok time) Driven from the airport at speeds of 120 kph plus. There are no rules to the traffic. There are no traffic control lights as no one would obey them. Anyway, despite the thrills on the roads, we spent yesterday visiting the old ruins of The Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and other ruins at Memphis. It is very dirty here. Th ... 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