Chris with Ramses

Saqqara

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March 18th 2006
Today I finally got to spend some time with Chris! Its been fun exploring Cario on my own with Moustafa, but I came here to visit Chris so it was good to have time with him. We went to Saqqara another pyramid field near Cairo. (Did you know that there are about 70 pyramids in Egypt?! I didn't!) Saqqara is where the infamous step pyramid is located. It was great to get there with chris, he had ... 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