Face to Face

Cairo and a Bunch of Old Gizas

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April 16th 2010
What's the best bait for catching fish in the Nile? Cai-roe, of course, and that's where we headed after a short stay in Switzerland. With close to 20 million people sprawled along both banks of the Nile and a history that dates way back, you can get hooked onto Cairo quite easily. We were pleasantly surprised by the place and enjoyed all of the sites including the Islamic and Coptic Christia ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower 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