Giza and Cairo Photo 4

Giza and Cairo

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October 4th 2009
I had a very busy 2 additional days in Cairo. My first roommate to show up was American that had been doing peace core in western Africa for the last 2 years. I ended up going out my second day in Cairo with her and her uncle. Our first stop was the citadel, which happened to be my first mosque that I visited as well. The view was very impressive, sort of. Cairo is very polluted and it is ... read more

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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