House in the country side

Sunday

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January 30th 2011
Things are not settling down in Cairo. The tour company is keeping our guide informed as much as possible for now. Wake up call came at 5am. We were to have breakfast and be ready at 6am to get in some tours in the morning. They want us back to the ship before afternoon prayers. We were to have an armed guard travel with us. I guess it was decided it wasn’t need and we finally left for the f ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor

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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