Cairo, Egypt – Inner city housing


This is a brief picture of the inner city housing problem for the large percentage of the poor population.  Hot, crowded and flat.  Now I understand the book by that name.  This is a huge problem that will take some effort to improve. I also got my first view of the pyramids as we worked our way through the city.







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Ginan said…
I bet catching that first glimpse of the pyramids was exciting!
May 17, 2012 at 4:50 PM
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