This guide to Cairo includes in-depth coverage of Pharaonic, Coptic, Islamic and modern sights, including itineraries and walking tours. There are illustrated sections on ancient Egyptian gods, pyramid and tomb architecture, and a guide to restaurant and accommodation options for various budgets.
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Nothing more than a chapter from Lonely Planet Egypt,
This review is from: Lonely Planet Cairo (Paperback)
Just returned from Egypt. Took the Lonely Planet Egypt and Cairo. Every word in this book is in the Egypt text, which is far more thorough and informative. Don't waste your money on this older book when the newest Egypt has all of this plus the rest of country updated.
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Good to have, but not as your only guide,
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During our recent trip to Egypt, we found this guide to be extremely helpful. Its information on lodgings, restaurants, and sights is unmatched by other guides. We found it had slightly more information than Lonely Planet Egypt, but we could easily have gotten by with the latter. It *is* nice to have the smaller volume to carry around in Cario, though. If you get only one guide, make it the Lonely Planet Egypt (unless your plans only include Cairo). If you are spending significant time in Cairo, it's probably worth springing for the smaller volume, too.
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Don't Leave Home Without It,
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Cairo (Paperback)
We had five travel books going into a one week trip to Cairo last month. After one day we realized the quality of this guide and tossed the others back in the bag. We stayed in the heart of Islamic Cairo, so the detailed information on that part of the city was especially helpful. There are even several walking paths that the author maps out to help you make the most out of your sight seeing. Other guides might have a lot of colorful pictures, but the quality of information is not even comparable. Several pages started falling out of the guide by the end of our trip because of overuse!p.s. I think we had the 2nd edition.
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Cairo is not a Pharaonic city though the presence of the Pyramids leads many to be otherwise. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
telephone centrale, open from loam, boxed text, big favourite, funerary temple, funerary complex, river bus, valley temple, tourist police Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Islamic Cairo, Midan Tahrir, Talaat Harb, Egyptian Museum, Mohammed Ali, Sayyida Zeinab, Abu Sir, Midan Ramses, Middle East, Nile Hilton, Old Cairo, Midan Ataba, Bab Zuweila, Ramses Hilton, Cairo Marriott, Memphis Necropolis, Northern Cemetery, Suez Canal, Great Pyramid, New York, Port Said, Step Pyramid, Coptic Cairo, Umm Kolthum, Hassan Sabry New!
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Cairo is not a Pharaonic city though the presence of the Pyramids leads many to be otherwise. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
telephone centrale, open from loam, boxed text, big favourite, funerary temple, funerary complex, river bus, valley temple, tourist police Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Islamic Cairo, Midan Tahrir, Talaat Harb, Egyptian Museum, Mohammed Ali, Sayyida Zeinab, Abu Sir, Midan Ramses, Middle East, Nile Hilton, Old Cairo, Midan Ataba, Bab Zuweila, Ramses Hilton, Cairo Marriott, Memphis Necropolis, Northern Cemetery, Suez Canal, Great Pyramid, New York, Port Said, Step Pyramid, Coptic Cairo, Umm Kolthum, Hassan Sabry New!
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- Baby Love by Louisa Young on page 26, and page 46
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