We got up at 1:30am for breakfast in Nairobi. Our flight left by 5am. We arrived Cairo having gained an hour - this was useful for sleeping!
The taxi ride to where we're staying was fun - taxi driver wasn't totally sure where he was going so asked a dozen people out his window on the way.
Walking through the touristy part of old cairo was interesting - the men who have wares to sell also have sales pick up lines. These ranged from the less creative to more:
"Hello"
"Welcome Egypt"
"Hello cowboy, where's your horse?"
"Lucky man" (in reference to having a wife as beautiful as jane... was luke's understanding)
"I have exactly what you are looking for... a belly dance costume!" (curious way to lure a pregnant woman)
"How can I get your money?" (getting to the point)
We enjoyed 'koshary' - a mix of pasta, lentils, rice, meat, tomato saucey stuff - in khan al khalili square... a very touristy area sporting many tourist police.
All in all a very interesting birthday!
The taxi ride to where we're staying was fun - taxi driver wasn't totally sure where he was going so asked a dozen people out his window on the way.
Walking through the touristy part of old cairo was interesting - the men who have wares to sell also have sales pick up lines. These ranged from the less creative to more:
"Hello"
"Welcome Egypt"
"Hello cowboy, where's your horse?"
"Lucky man" (in reference to having a wife as beautiful as jane... was luke's understanding)
"I have exactly what you are looking for... a belly dance costume!" (curious way to lure a pregnant woman)
"How can I get your money?" (getting to the point)
We enjoyed 'koshary' - a mix of pasta, lentils, rice, meat, tomato saucey stuff - in khan al khalili square... a very touristy area sporting many tourist police.
All in all a very interesting birthday!
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