Cairo

Egypt Trip 2011

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January 26th 2011
We met Ahmed, our guide in the hotel lobby again. Yesterday's protests were massive, larger than anyone expected, he told us. They were, also, right at the sites that we planned to visit today. About 4am police entered Tahrir Square with water cannons and teargas, clearing out the protesters. This morning everything appeared normal, save for the presence of large police trucks and groups of ri ... 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