The Guards

The Great Pyramids & Sphinx

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July 14th 2007
We woke up early on Saturday July 14th and headed to the Great Pyramids, which was only a short drive from where we were. Some of the information that Mahmoud gave us included the following: The biggest one is the 5th one built, and it took about 20 years to build. There are enough blocks of stone in the Great Pyramid to build a wall around France 3 meters high and 1 meter wide. X-Ray machine ... 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