Bumpy Landing over the Pyramids: As we descended on Cairo, the plane circled the Pyramids (Ahram-e-Misr) in such a way that I had the best possible aerial view. I suspect it was deliberate by the pilot just to show us Pyramids properly. I was on my way to Cairo Continue Reading
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Egypt – 2 Cities, 2 Ladies, 2 Waterways – Part 2
Please Read Part 1 Here Egypt IS OLD – One of the Oldest Civilizations: There was life in Egypt around 10,000 years ago, but Egyptians united under one government around 5000 years (3200 BC) ago when history of Fir-aons or Pharaohs (Kings) is believed to start. Pharaohs numbered in 100s. Continue Reading
Egypt – The Land of Pharaohs, part 1
If you would like me to summarize Egypt (Misr in Arabic), then Pyramids, Mummies, river Nile, Cairo, Al Azhar, Ume Kalsoom, Cleopatra and Suez Canal will do the job. You can only imagine how excited I was visiting this country. I was lucky that I visited a new Egypt; an Continue Reading