Footprint of Mohammad brought from Mecca

Lots of Mosques!

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January 27th 2008
Hello! So I made it to Egypt in one piece - after a quite exhausting journey! No complaints about Air France - they were great to fly. My only complaint would be that we actually got into Paris almost an hour early which gave me even more time to waste at the Paris airport. And since I didn't have to go through immigration, just security, I was at my gate within about 20 minutes of landing. I ... 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