restaurant on the nile

the beginning

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August 22nd 2007
the journey Almost two days went by before we finally arrived at our apartment in Maadi. I flew out of kamloops at 830am and said my teary goodbyes to the fam. waited around Van airport reading one of my many books (yes the ENTIRE book) until 3pm when I was to meet up with all the other teachers (I didnt know what any of them looked like) I just lined up in the check in line because I d ... 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