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My visit to Cairo: Tip of the iceberg experience of a rich civilization

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Aviation & Tourism

Friday, 03 February 2012 00:04
Author / Source : Nasrin pervin
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After almost 150 steps, I stopped. The narrow tunnel sloped deep down the pyramid and the rows of electric tubes on both sides — a touch of modern civilization — gave out a mysterious dim light. But modern or otherwise, it created just the right ambience and setting for a dead king/queen’s mummy. As one climbs down the steep corridor and heads towards the tomb at its heart, it is difficult to comprehend how the ancient Egyptians were able to construct these amazing structures.

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Woefully underappreciated Tower of London

Aviation & Tourism

Friday, 03 February 2012 00:03
Author / Source : Simon Jenkins
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Bad news. Unesco may soon strip London's two most prominent tourist sites, Westminster's Parliament Square and the Tower of London in the City of their world heritage status. Chief reason is the towering Shard, which will be western Europe's tallest building, now looming over both of them from its launch pad on the south side of London Bridge. Westminster's grouping of Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Whitehall is probably far enough away to survive the shock. The Tower of London is a different matter.

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Friday, 03 February 2012 00:00
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UK's tourism industry losing billions due to Olympic Games
Britain's tourism industry is set to lose billions as organizers of the London 2012 Olympic Games have been accused of scaring off visitors through a damaging rise in hotel rates.
The organizing committee for the London 2012 Games, LOCOG, revealed yesterday that it had puffed up the number of rooms required by a quarter for media, officials and sponsors visiting the city during the games.

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