Me and the locals

Egypt Antiquities Museum and the Citadel

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March 16th 2006
After a very long bus ride back from Dahab, (9 hours!!) I arrived back in Cairo last night. Today was my exploration of the Egypt Antiquities museum and the Citadel. Moustafa was my driver again for the day, he picked me up and dropped me off at the museum. What an experience. Egyptians aren't very good at labeling anything, so I was very glad to have my guide book to tell me a little about wh ... 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