Random Herd of Goats

Walking along the Citadel wall. Sheep and goats walk down most of the side streets in Cairo... and horses are still a popular source of transportation - no kidding!

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A Day in Cairo

July 11th 2012
Had the pleasant surprise of meeting up with Ahmed while I was finishing my breakfast at the hotel (which is a hearty falafel meal with bean paste and bread pitas). We set off around 9ish for our first stop: Coptic Cairo. This is down the Nile from where I'm at in Garden City (where all of the embassies are) and is home to the old Christian churches of Cairo. People don't often realize it, ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

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

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