Cairo - A Whole New World 17. Pyramids of every colour

Cairo - A Whole New World

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June 10th 2010
Flying into Cairo, the view is incredible! It’s all sand and thousands upon thousands of high rise buildings. All the buildings blend into the landscape though. But no pyramids yet! We are met at the airport at 7am by Ahmad, who is the representative from Memphis Tours who will look after us for some of the time in Cairo. CAIRO - THE FIRST GLIMPSE The weather is already warm; we are expecting ... 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