09 October 2006

I've Always Wanted to Visit Cairo...

...that is KAI-ROW. Instead I got to visit KAY-ROW. You know, Illinois, not Egypt. We had a great drive down the river road to where it ends at the confluence of the Mississippi and the Ohio. Unfortuantely, Cairo itself was rather sad. Many burned out houses and businesses, only a scattering of businesses actually open. I understand that it never really recovered from the race-riots in the late 60's. But the rivers were beautiful none the less. Here are some pics of the day...




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