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On account of having such a good time, my diary gone to the dogs. I like Cairo very much, visited every place of any interest. Among the most interesting being Pyramids of Giza and Sakkara (9 all told), Sphinx (old and new), Statue of Rameses II, Underground city of Memphis and tombs of Sakkara, where Moses was supposed to be found by Pharaoh’s daughter, Delta Barrage, Nile River, Luxor, Museum, Zoo, Gardens, Dead City, Bazaars, Mosques, Temples and tombs of citadel, Mamelouks and Khalifs etc. etc. If I start to describe Cairo I’d fill this book. J. A. Graham  The Mamelouk Tombs and Citidel. Source: http://old-world-photos.blogspot.com.au/2009/08/cairo-and-pyramids.html
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Ma’adi a most beautiful little town with its fine big houses and boulevards and shady trees with gaudy blossoms. The town beautifully situated on the banks of the Nile. On one side is the Libyan desert and the Mocattam Range where Napoleon built many forts (which still remain intact). On the other side is the famous Nile Valley and river where numerous native boats with huge lateen sails are going to and fro. In the background can be seen large palm forests and behind that again the desert with the Pyramids of Giza and Memphis plainly visible. Looking towards Cairo one can see more forts of Napoleons from which he made his attack on Cairo. Then again are domes and minarets (reaching far in the sky) of the Citadel, Mosques and the tombs of the Mamelouks and Khalifs. J. A. Graham  Photo: indicative only: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/25341/25341-h/25341-h.htm ON THE SQUARE WITHIN THE WALLS OF SALADIN'S CITADEL. 30th August, 1915. The Moqattam Hills and Napoleon's Fort in the distant background. |
AuthorJack Graham, ANZAC soldier, kept a diary from 1914-1918. Here it is, blogged 100 years later to the day.... Archives
February 1958
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