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Page 10
Now the ways of visiting the Nile Valley are chiefly these : One may go from Cairo
to Assuan and back by rail ; or one may go by various forms of conveyance on
the river ; or , if desirable , these two modes of travel may be combined . But that ...
Now the ways of visiting the Nile Valley are chiefly these : One may go from Cairo
to Assuan and back by rail ; or one may go by various forms of conveyance on
the river ; or , if desirable , these two modes of travel may be combined . But that ...
Page 13
The coinage of the country is readily mastered , especially by the American ,
thanks to the similarity in size and value that exists between the piastre with its
various multiples and our own five - cent pieces , halves , and quarters . In no
other ...
The coinage of the country is readily mastered , especially by the American ,
thanks to the similarity in size and value that exists between the piastre with its
various multiples and our own five - cent pieces , halves , and quarters . In no
other ...
Page 36
It is the same for all — the gardens of the Ezbekiyeh , which lie but a stone ' s
throw south of Shepheard ' s and directly opposite the Continental , on the street
which , under various names , leads straight southward from the region of the ...
It is the same for all — the gardens of the Ezbekiyeh , which lie but a stone ' s
throw south of Shepheard ' s and directly opposite the Continental , on the street
which , under various names , leads straight southward from the region of the ...
Page 38
There are various ways of going in , according to circumstances . Those who ride
, whether in carriages or on donkeys , are forced to make a rather circuitous
ascent . Pedestrians may go straight up through the old El Azab gate which
opens ...
There are various ways of going in , according to circumstances . Those who ride
, whether in carriages or on donkeys , are forced to make a rather circuitous
ascent . Pedestrians may go straight up through the old El Azab gate which
opens ...
Page 45
Philip Sanford Marden. dodge around the painfully modern bulk of the opera
house , skirt the Ezbekiyeh Gardens , and cross the square where meet the
various tram lines of the city . This marks the eastern boundary of Western
civilization .
Philip Sanford Marden. dodge around the painfully modern bulk of the opera
house , skirt the Ezbekiyeh Gardens , and cross the square where meet the
various tram lines of the city . This marks the eastern boundary of Western
civilization .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Egyptian Days |
| Author | Philip Sanford Marden |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin, 1912 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 9 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 329 pages |
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