Statue thru hole

A Day With the Pyramids

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March 21st 2007
Today is my last day in Cairo, as I'll be taking the overnight train to Luxor.. and I planned to spend the entire day with the pyramids.. The Nile at Cairo Walked to the Nile before hitting out the pyramids to enjoy the Nile at Cairo. The river was pretty nice.. blue waters.. clean.. but as you can see from the photo, air in Cairo is pretty polluted. A german I met the night before t ... 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