Red Pyramid at Dahshour

Rain rain go away

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January 29th 2008
According to my guide today, Cairo gets about 4-5 days of rain a year. Somehow, I've managed to be here for 2 of those so far and possibly a third day tomorrow! I woke up this morning to the sound of pouring rain and crazy wind outside. Not happy. Today was my day to go to the early pyramids and Dahshour and Sakkara. These are the precursors to the pyramids at Giza, which are the ones every ... read more

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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