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At 6:00 PM November 24–25, 1997
Sunrise (local): 6:22 a.m. Sunset (local): 4:59 p.m.	Weather 75°F misty
Traveled Since Nov. 23 0 mi / 0 km Cumulative 1163 mi / 1873 km	Lat: 30° 02' 29" N Lon: 31° 13' 19" E Elev: 220 ft / 67 m

[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from November 24 to November 25. The almanac data refers to November 25.]

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Cairo
Where We're Staying: Bodmin Guest House
Places We Visited: El Nasra Ex-English Secondary School for Girls and the Youssef El S. Experimental Language School
Featured Site: Heliopolis
Person of the Day: Randa
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: dolma; Breakfast: typical Bodmin House breakfast; Lunch: bananas and cookies; Dinner: dolma, salads, kebabs; Olive Count: 1156
Word of the Day: This phrase means "Happy New Year" in Egyptian Arabic.
Tech Fact of the Day: Networking — how it works: Flat Count (Cumulative): 3; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 17


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