Fort Night

November 10, 2010

Traffic swirls below the Citadel in Islamic Cairo - Cairo, Egypt - Daily Travel Photos
(Cairo, Egypt)
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Traffic swirls on the busy street below the Citadel in Islamic Cairo.

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Islamic Cairo's Citadel at the blue hour - Cairo, Egypt - Daily Travel Photos
(Cairo, Egypt)
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Islamic Cairo's Citadel at the blue hour.

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2 Comments - Fort Night

1) Londoneya -

The first one is magically gorgeous. I love the light trails.

November 11, 2010
2) TravelGuy -

Thanks Londoneya! Luckily it wasn't too smoggy that night ;-)

November 12, 2010

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