Hotel Osiris Room Balcony

Cairo

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November 18th 2005
Today, we lounged around and didn't roll out of bed until 9:30 am for a leisurely breakfast on the balcony of our hotel, which sits on the 12th floor of a downtown building. The view would have been breathtaking if the city were not so run down and dirty. Nothing like having an alfresco breakfast while breathing in the amazing pollution. According to our guidebook, Cairo outpollutes L.A. every ... 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