Sphinx

A Day in Cairo

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May 13th 2007
Today, after a lovely buffet breakfast at our hotel, we headed out to see the Great Pyramids. Our first stop was at the Pyramids themselves. These things really are quite spectacular, very . . . big. Didn't go in one, apparently you have to get there very early to do so and buy a special ticket. The most memorable thing about this visit was the swarms of vendors that accost you the whole ti ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Giza

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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