The Market Place July 9th 2008 From Rush - Today we went to the market place in Old Cairo. I did not feel so well. The toilets were in the ground at the Mosque whenever I went to the bathroom because I was sick. Then we had tea after that. And so I started feeling better then we went shopping. We bought Jett a little camel and a Egyptian shirt. For Mom we bought her an Egyptian shirt. While we were there uncle Matt bought me 4 ... read more
Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo 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
My name is Matt and I live in the Hill Country of Texas. My brother, Vance, his 11 year old son, Rush, and myself are getting ready to make a whirlwind run through London, Paris, Cairo, Kruger Nat. Park in S. Africa and Madagascar. We will be on the road for most of July. We are travelling light with just a couple of changes in small backpacks. ... full info