Zamalek (Gezira Island) Cairo

... . We thanked our lucky stars for perfect timing of this quick pitstop. A trip out to the Libyan Embassy on the Nile island of Zamalek was futile but introduced us to this very pleasant part of the city. Leafy and green and very cosmopolitan, it's the ...

... I live. Found a very bohemian art gallery and a new friend not too far from here. Soccer match between Egypt and Morocco held in Cairo consumed the city for 90 minutes, resulting in no score and disappointed tourists hoping for excitement. Dinner in ...

... to share their table.  We enjoyed sheesha and tea before heading to the most amazing Egyptian meal at Abu el-Sid in Zamalek.  The restaurant is amazing with the coolest lamps I've ever seen.  Egypt is incredible! We have had the most ...

... I searched for a place near the dorm for less than LE 1000 about $182. I've had no luck with flats agents.] -Walk around Zamalek asking bowabs, "'Andak sha'a? Ayiz sha'a ma'a wahid 'aowda b-arba'a shahoor. Do you have an apartment? I want one with ...

... moving in soon, is a French-American girl named Maļa (henceforth to be called Maia). We're looking for one more, so if you hear of someone looking for a place on Zamalek, do let me know. Pictures coming soon. It's a busy time for me. Give me a ...

... straight for the jazz. The cab driver was less than helpful and we ended up getting lost walking around Mohandiseen/Agouza (west of Zamalek) for an hour or so looking for the club. This was after midnight and in one of the darker, dirtier sections of ...

... in a pyramid from anywhere up to 4,000 years. (I wish they allowed cameras to be taken into the Museum). That afternoon I went to Zamalek, which is a suburb(?) on an island in the middle of the Nile. I went and had lunch at the most extra-ordinary ...

... TV'ing, writing, going out only at night to Hana Restaurant, a fantastic place in Zamalek serving authentic Korean food. Start: Horus House Hotel, Cairo, EGYPT. End: Hotel Longchamps, Cairo, EGYPT. Distance Traveled: 0km Road Conditions: - ...

... the bridge to Cairo proper and down towards the Egyptian Museum. We then crossed back over the Nile to Zamalek and home via a nice riverside park and the Cairo Tower, whilst the sun set and the call of the muezzins could be heard over several city-wide ...

... traffic/smog.  I almost fell out, and mentally reminded myself that there is no concept of liability in Egypt.  I wandered through Islamic Cairo after that, feeling very much out of place and met by stares.  People were kind though, ...