Cairo is chaos at its most magnificent, infuriating and beautiful. It is a place of physical contrast. Along the well-irrigated shoreline, lush vegetation shares the landscape with tall skyscrapers. The Pyramids of Giza, near Memphis, stand at the southwestern edge of the metropolis, and an obelisk in the northeast marks the site of Heliopolis, where Plato once studied; modern landmarks… Continue reading Cairo – The city of a thousand Minarets.
