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In Front of the Egyptian Museum - Cairo
In Front of the Egyptian Museum
Here we are after touring the museum!

The Egyptian Museum is a must-see when visiting Cairo. You may not be able to tour the whole place, but stop in to see the highlights. Mark & I posed for picture in front! See my travelogue for more pictures of artifacts we saw inside.

The Street outside St. Sargius Church
Outside St. Sargius Church - Cairo

Outside St. Sargius Church

This is a photo I took just before going in to St. Sargius Church, the oldest church in Egypt. The people you can see in the bottom left are walking down the stairs to enter the church. They say that Mary, Joseph, & Jesus lived here for some time during their stay in Egypt.

A Church in Old Cairo
Old Cairo - Cairo

Old Cairo

Here's the first thing we visited in Old Cairo. It was a church and our guide told us about it, but I think I was daydreaming instead of listening! =)

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Hello, it's CAIRO!
  • Cons:Busy and bad traffic!
  • In a nutshell:Great place to visit, I just wouldn't want to live there =)
  • Last visit to Cairo: May 2004
  • Intro Updated Jun 7, 2004
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