A View Of The Nile
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Arriving into Cairo.
Cairo International Airport
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Delta deplaning the old-fashioned way.
Cairo Airport Bus Terminal
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Inexpensive way to get into the city as long as you get on the right bus. Bus No. 707.
Long Champs Hotel
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A nice hotel in Zamalek area with easy access to most of Cairo highlights.
Charmerie Restaurant Cairo
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Quaint spot for local cuisine.
The Egpyptian Museum
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Housing some of the nation's most valuable treasures. A must visit sight in Cairo.
Spices And...
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The source for a relaxing vice.
Tahrir Square Cairo
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The streets of Cairo where pedestrians and cars often compete in a game know as "Cairo Chicken".
Popcorn Vendor
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Working the streets of Cairo delivering a fresh delight.
Coffee Fishawi Cairo
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Good place to enjoy two of Cairo's delights.
Long Champs Hotel
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Breakfast loaded up on crepes, sausage and a crossiant.
Waiting To Play ...
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After purchasing my ticket for the overnight train to Luxor, I join other in an attempt to play "Cairo Chicken".
Natural Gas Station
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A first for me a natural gas filling station.
Giddy Up...
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Short on time I pay the "Tourist-Rip Off" price to see the area by horseback. It is a large area to be covered by foot but the most popular sights like The Sphinx are still within easy reach.
Tomb Entrance
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Still possibly lots to be discovered here.
Decaying Ruins
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Where active excavations is still going on.
The Sphinx
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Believed to have been originally sculpted about 2500 BC.
Giza Beast Of Burden
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Here they still work their "donkey off".
A Decent Lunch
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In Giza at a local restaurant.
Old Cairo
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Historical landmarks
Believe It Or Not ....
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The belief is still held today that this is the place that Joseph and Mary escaped to and hid the baby Jesus.
Saint Sargius Church Cairo
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The area and/or place where it is believe Mary and Joseph came to with the baby Jesus.
Saint Sargus Church
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Could this really be where Jesus grew up as a kid?
Child's Play...
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That can be fun for an adult too.





























































