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A Felucca ride on the Nile at sunset  
   

A Felucca ride on the Nile at sunset

An American guide to living like a Pharaoh: Cairo Day 2

May 4th 2007
Rule #1: Protection and worship go hand in hand Today, we get up really late (11am). After a “morning” of fruits, croissants, TV, and the Google, Khaled arrives to take us out for what will end up being a day of immersion into the Egyptian way of life. At 2pm, we hop in the midnight blue Jeep Liberty, our pimped out ride for Cairo, complete with driver (Khaled), captain and first officer (Tit ... 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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