As we entered Cairo, we were shocked to discover the Pyramids of Giza are not way out in the desert, but are on the west edge of the city, just across the Nile River. A second shock was to see the Sphynx a few hundred yards from the pyramids. Adding a magnificent mosque visit in Cairo and a buffet lunch on the River Nile with a belly dancer for entertainment created an excursion package like no other. Since May 2010, the fires in Athens, Greece have subsided, while Egypt has been closed to responsible tourist traffic. Unfortunate but true!
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- Cairo’s surrounding
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- Cairo residential area
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- Pyramids from Cairo
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- Cairo apartments
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- More apartments
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- Enough apartments
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- Mosque surrounding walls
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- Mosque enclosed
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- Mosque front elevation
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- Enclosed structure
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- Mosque lighting
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- Mosque internal decor
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- Cleopatra’s head dress
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- Cairo’s KFC and pizza
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- Nile river view apartments
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- Nile River traffic
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- Enough river view apartments
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- Buffet on the river
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- Egyptian dining room decor
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- Lively Egyptian decor
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- Exotic luncheon entertainment
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- Great pyramid of Giza
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- Lesser than great
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- Two more un-great ones
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- Cairo from the pyramids
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- Three pyramids at Giza
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- Sphinx looking toward Cairo
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- Tourists looking at Sphinx
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- Sphinx watching tourists
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- Egyptians wanting a fee
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- Pyramids with a little color
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- Pyramids with color
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- Egyptian stuff for sale
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- Inlaid store wares
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- Ship home for free
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- Quest’s evening dessert
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- Home after a long day
