埃及——开罗
埃及首都开罗是一座现代文明与古老传统并存的城市，非洲第一大河——尼罗河蜿蜒流贯市区后，注入地中海，形成了广阔富饶的尼罗河三角洲。尼罗河两岸以多座桥梁相通，东西方色彩交相辉映。西岸分布着建于20世纪初的现代化建筑，东岸则以古老的阿拉伯建筑为主，数以百计的清真寺聚集于此。高耸尖塔，直入云霄，随处可见，故开罗又被称为“千塔之城”。无论是雄伟壮观的金字塔，古老神奇的狮身人面像，还是馆藏丰富的埃及博物馆都是这座城市的日记，镌刻着远去的荣耀。
stretching along the banks of the river nile, the longest river in africa, cairo, the capital of egypt, is a vast city where ancient traditions still hold up against the onslaught of modern life. on both banks of the river nile stand the old islamic architectures and modern buildings of earlier 20th century, nicknamed "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance of towering spirals. cairo is also associated with ancient egypt due to its proximity to the great sphinx and the pyramids in adjacent giza.