Novotel Airport Cairo

... 11pm after some 14 hours travelling. Its good to get back.<br><br>Its been a fabulous experience, one I will never forget. It has sparked an interest in ancient Egypt that I will persue further and I'm even contemplating doing my open water diving certificate. It has been a holiday of vast contrasts, the noise and smells of Cairo to the polished facade of El Gouna. We have met some new friends both British and Egyptian ...

... chat for 10 minutes or so for no reason other than to be friendly. How refreshing! Unfortunately the same would not be said for Egypt.<br><br>Our tour actually began during the Muslim month of Ramadan. During this time Muslims fast from sun-up to sun-down. The fast is from food, water, smoking, and thoughts of the opposite sex. Most are very devout and the month is full of nightly celebrations as they all break their fast together. Muslims also ...

... of downtown Cairo, to hang out in the heart of the city. We stopped by a place called &#8220;Felfela&#8221; for some cheap carryout. A staple on Felfela&#8217;s menu is the wildly popular (among Egyptians especially) koshary, a dish that includes a couple types of noodles, rice, lentils, chickpeas, tomato sauce, caramelized onions, and hot sauce. It&#8217;s an unlikely combo but it is darn good.<br><br>After hanging out at a shisha ...

I am now on week two in Cairo and I am having the time of my life. Since arriving here, I feel like I have said "that is so Cairo" about 500 time, but I am embracing, rather than being frustrated by, the disorganization of the city. Here's a recap of my first two days in Cairo, Egypt. I guess I'll actually start with Frankfurt, the last city in Europe. I stayed in a hostel in the Red Light District of Frankfurt since it was the cheapest thing I could find. It was pretty annoying this ...

... world. The Coptic monuments offer a rich admixture of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman conventionalism. Overnight in Cairo<br><br>Day 8:<br><br>Breakfast at hotel- Transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure.<br><br>Inclusions:<br><br>Me et &amp; assist at Cairo International Airport <br><br>All pick up services.<br><br>Transferring by Air-conditioned modern Van<br><br>03 nights accommodation at 3stars hotel in Cairo <br><br>04 ...

... and old clothes in a bag and left them on a table in the hostel which disappeared within half an hour- hopefully to someone who could use them. From here we went to Tescos and got food for lunch to take to the airport as it is so expensive there. I made a call home and it was lovely to hear my Mum's voice on the phone as emails only for 2 months were ok but real time speaking was great. Off we choofed to Heathrow where we finally got our paper flight tickets sorted by a lovely British ...

... no like Bush, right? I hope, Bush horrible, just horrible," Mustafa explained. Mustafa suggested a restaurant a mere hundred yards from the hotel, sitting in prime location on with a dock on the Nile. We looked at the menu though and it was deemed a little too pricey, so we headed off to a well reviewed restaurant in the Lonely Planet Guidebook called Panorama.<br><br>I am all for being economical, but sometimes you just have to put your foot down. It can be ...

... AirForce One which was crazy and I hoped that all the craziness of the president&#8217;s arrival wouldn&#8217;t delay us on our way to Paris via London. Till then, safe travels to all!<br><br>Shukran (thank you in Arabic),<br>Felix<br><br>PS- by now you can tell that I sign almost all the blog entries &#8220;thank you&#8221;&#8230; this is pretty much because it is the only word I am able to learn coherently besides &#8220;hello&#8221;

... weaponary - certainly not a common sight for us Malaysians. I am reminded again that an attack is very real but somehow, I'm getting used to it. Coptic Cairo is very interesting and certainly an eye-opener. For us in Malaysia, we hear arabic and we think Islam but the churches in Egypts is in arabic - songs, sermons and verses. It's almost like been in Mosque but we are actually in a church.<br><br>I am totalling soaking in the tales of the saints in Egypt. St ...