Egypt 039

Cairo, Egypt - July 1-12, 2010

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January 7th 2013
I was so lucky to be invited to Cairo by my friend, Mona, who teaches at the same school as me in Brussels. Mona lives in Maadi, which is a satellite city just outside of Cairo. Maadi is actually considered to be in the Sahara Desert! On my first day in Cairo, we decided to take it easy, stay out of the heat and go shopping! We went to CityStars, which is this huge shopping centre just outside ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

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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