Fw: H-ASIA: seeking information and help while visiting Cairo, Egypt (response)

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From: "Andrew Field" <shanghaidrew@GMAIL.COM>
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Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 5:41 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: seeking information and help while visiting Cairo, Egypt
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> H-ASIA
> Mar 17 2011
>
> seeking information and help while visiting Cairo, Egypt (response)
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> From: John Wills <jwills@usc.edu>
>
> As a first-time, clueless, and short-term visitor to Cairo in 2007 I
> stayed at the Windsor Hotel, www.windsorcairo.com, a truly strange relic
> of empire, decent neighborhood. (Not sure if Sadan Jha will be amused by
> relics of empire.) Someone there set me up with a bit of interesting
> touring. In addition to the Pyramids (one camel ride is enough for a
> lifetime)and the Egyptian Museum (tacky presentation of great
> collections), take the subway to the Coptic churches and cemeteries;
> fascinating.
>
> Jack Wills
> (John E. Wills, Jr., Professor of History emeritus, USC, jwills@usc.edu)
>
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