Mohammed Ali Mosque inside the Citidel

Day 12 - Cairo

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September 5th 2008
We arrived in Cairo from Aswan at about 10 am this morning - the train ride this time wasn't too bad everyone is pretty much over the breakfast boxes!. No improvement with the toilets with Michelle managing to hold again for 12 hours!!!!! After checking into the King hotel and a nice cold shower we headed out with Kat, Matt, Christina, Trey and De (Danae) to see the Citadel and Khan Al-khalili ... 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