worshiping the sun god Ra

Egypt Part II: the sites

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June 15th 2009
leaving relaxing Dahab behind us, we ventured to the other extreme of the Egypt experience and hit the hustle and bustle of the tourists spots in Cairo and Luxor... Highlights included: * Pyramids and Sphinx: awe inspiring monuments of the ancient world... if only the hawkers would leave you alone long enough to feel the awe! * The heat: 40 to 45 degrees. That is damn h ... read more

Africa » Egypt

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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