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Day 59: Cairo, Egypt to Aswan, Egypt

January 24th 2010
Day 59: Sunday, January 24, 2010. Cairo, Egypt to (eventually) Aswan, Egypt (via overnight train) Arabic sayings I'm trying to learn: * Hello: As Salaam alakum (sounds like "ah sa lam a lake em") * Thanks: Shokran ("Sho Kran") * Welcome: Afwan ("Af wan") * Bye: Ma'as salaama ("Masa lama") * Another way to say hello is one that I only know p ... read more
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Egyptian Flag 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
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