Old Islamic area of Cairo

In Cairo

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March 31st 2010
Here we are - our first post from Cairo. We arrived 2 days ago, by the skin of our teeth from Frankfurt. There were about 20 passengers on waitlist, we were the last people to be called for our boarding passes. We had a funny taxi ride to the hotel. Every one is very very friendly. People waving and yelling out to us in the taxi. One guy on the back of a motor bike taxi, came up to our taxi, whist ... 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