Our rooftop breakfast

The Aswan Dam

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February 5th 2009
We woke up this morning to the sound of dueling roasters, each calling from a different direction. Their calls soon mixed in with the sound of a donkey pulling a wooden cart through the stone street beneath our window. Our hotel has a wonderful roof top patio where we went for our breakfast, enjoying the morning view of the city below. We would love to extend our stay in this hotel, but unfortunat ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Aswan

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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