The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula

CHAPTER IV.

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FIRST STAY IN EGYPT (_continued_).

Distractions--A march through Cairo--Leave--In the bazaars--Gharri and donkey rides--Esbekieh Gardens--The Kursaal and the Casino--Shepheard's Hotel--Guides--Sightseeing--The Pyramids and Sphinx--Memphis--Sakkara-- The Tombs of the Sacred Bulls--The Cairo Museum--The Citadel and other Saracenic remains--Some beautiful mosques--Old Cairo--The Nile--The Egyptian aristocracy--Garrisoning Saladin's Citadel--A nephew of the Senussi--The trials of a soldier--Souvenir hunting--Visitors from Home --News of the August advance--Warned to proceed overseas--Entraining. =Page 45.=