Dirty puddles on a tent roof

When it rains it pours

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October 24th 2008
...literally. It rained Saturday. In Cairo. In Cairo today it rained. It didn't sprinkle, drizzle or spit, it poured down rain and the whole city stopped. I was in my room having a lazy Saturday watching a movie on tv (Dead Ringers- trop strange) when I heard a noise outside. I glanced out my window and saw the water in pool looking like a helicopter was trying to land above it, you know, th ... 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