The Cenotaph

Anzac Day (Erin)

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April 25th 2009
On the 25th of April me, John, Meryl and Jeanette went to Old Cairo for the Anzac dawn parade. We left Zamalek at 5.15am the Saturday morning, it was a cool morning and so quiet not the usual shambolic traffic and the noise of ten thousand horns all tooting at the same time, it was so peaceful. On arrival at the war cemetery we were given a program and a poppy then we had a look around the graves ... 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