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Today was one of the most enjoyable days of my entire life. Staying at the Alexander was a good decision. It is located right downtown Cairo, it is clean, but there was a feral cat running around earlier, but best of all- is the service (and i'm staying for $7/night for a shared room all to myself). Mostafa, who is my age, escorted me around the …
A few misunderstandings
... level with Arthur, their faces, initially curious at his blond hair, slowly turning to a dumbfounded gawp as he turns to face them. From the back seat we suddenly realise what they’re seeing: the fangs.
We find the packed top floor flat – as comically eclectic a crowd as we’re coming to expect of nights in Cairo. Among the dancing partygoers, an Egyptian in his father’s borrowed General outfit, 2 young Japanese diplomats in training ...
The one where I moved to Egypt (and made fig jam)
... at an alarming pace. It felt very neon and loud and the streets stayed busy and lively into the late night. It was very helpful of the man to show us the way but when we came out of the restaurant 3 hours later he was stil there waiting, he turned out to be nice and left after a fake Facebook exchange curtesy of the boys interaction. The metro was fun and we tried both the women's carriage and the mixed one. I think meg had a nice birthday, I have had a lovely few ...
A little help
... Ahmed I realised it must be his parents and maybe a brother who had come to collect him. Gesturing to me Ahmed briefly explained what had happened (I think it was briefly but it’s so hard to tell – Arabic is crazy fast!) and gave me a piece of paper which was my baggage claim receipt. Ahmed explained that the airline thought that our bags were probably in Amman due to the crazy fast connecting flight (well done Sherlock) and that they would probably be located shortly ...