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We took a train down to London recently to visit J’s sister.

It turned out to be a rare hot weekend in the midst of this disastrously wet summer.

But was London hot stuff? Find out now, after the jump…

As our guide Abdul informed us, the City of Cairo now includes Giza, which some sources foolishly describe as a town.

Giza was fashionable per se with colonials way back when in the days of the stiff upper lip, but today most foreign visitors are heading for the First Wonder of the Ancient World in the background.

The self same feat of astrogeometry that launched a generation of paperweights.

Less uncouth remarks after the jump…

Modern Luxor (known locally as Al Uqsur) stands where once stood the ancient city of Thebes.

History is everywhere in Egypt but nowhere more so than here.

Hidden in the desert mountains beyond the western bank of the Nile are the burial sites of pharaohs whose lifetimes span half a millenium.

In a more conspicuous display of ceremonial grandeur, the tall temples of Al Karnak still reach for the blue skies above.

The story continues after the jump…

We returned last night from our second visit to Egypt in less than a year. And I managed to set a precedent by staying in the same hotel in the same location twice.

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I recommend instead that you spend a bit of money and go visit some or all of the wonderful places that Egypt has to offer, it really is worth it!
Sun, sea and sand after the jump…

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