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A Trip Around the World Egypt Journal Entry
A travel narrative from November 1909 details a landing at Port Said, a train trip to Cairo, and vivid observations of Egypt’s river, fields, and people. The author describes the Suez Canal, irrigation with oxen and water wheels, a Cairo hotel veranda view, mosques and alabaster columns, the Cairo Museum, and encounters with beggars, peddlers, and diverse walkers in traditional dress. The account notes moonlit pyramids, the Citadel, and a contrast between old Osiro and modern Cairo, ending with a tease of further travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Indian Ocean
Port Said
Kipling
Suez Canal
Cairo
Nile
India
Shepheards
Pyramids
Mosque of
Mahommed
Mohammed'Ali
Cairo Museum
Rameses II
Thebes
Qld
Mary
Joseph
Osiro