Last stop: the Sphinx. What’s surprising about the Sphinx, behind the face and paws rests a long, lion body complete with tail! I also got to “kiss” the Sphinx, which was fun. Abdul explained that they don’t let people touch it any more because of the damage done to it by a “fanatical Muslim ruler, who caused deplorable injuries to the head. Then the figure was used as a target for the guns of the Mamluks.” (1.)
It definitely is cooler in Cairo. I learned to ride a camel, climbed in 3,000 yr-old tombs, and climbed up a pyramid. What an adventure!
- Encyclopedia Americana>(Danbury, CT: Grolier, 1995). vol.25, p.492-3. Mamluks controlled Egypt.
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For a population of nearly 8 million people, the nightlife in Cairo is desperate. Zamalek is your best bet, with a few bars conducive for game. It s relatively upmarket, but wealthier girls who tend to be a little more liberal drink here, otherwise you re restricted to nightclubs in the major hotels.
He told WND, very simply, that weather does change over time and that the global system goes through cycles, some slightly warmer and some slightly cooler than others.