Nile

Pyramids

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August 5th 2009
I've gotten to see the Pyramids!!!! I think I can now die in peace. They were some pretty big and interesting buildings. I was actually able to get a ticket and crawl into the inner chamber of the 2nd great pyramids. The Sphinx was cool too. However, it actually seemed smaller then what I thought it would be. However, I was glad that I still got to see the cat/man creature. I need to get back ... 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