Pyramids of Giza

Cairo time

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October 11th 2011
So, I have survived a riot!! OK, I have slept through a riot... I received a text from mum the other morning asking if I was alright because she had heard about the riots in Cairo. I turned on the news, and surely enough, 25 people had been killed in mass rioting in the centre of Cairo- the coptic area. I was in the coptic area the day before, so that was pretty cool!! Yesterday we did the & ... 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