Sam inside the pyramid

Ancient Pyramids of Egypt!

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December 4th 2008
Day 237 The much awaited day trip to the Pyramids! Up bright and earlier we headed off with our Driver Sam and picked up a guide Ahmed along the way. After a lesson on Egyptian history, politics, tax sytem and economy we arrived at Dahshur, the home of the first true pyramid the Red Pyramid, Bent Pyramid (aptly named as is started to collapse and required reinforcements) and the remains of the Bl ... 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