Today was Friday. It is the start of the weekend and our first “day off” in that we didn’t have anything scheduled.
We went for a walk.
We went to the Flamenco Hotel for an overpriced (by Egyptian standards) buffet breakfast. Properly sated on beef bacon (1/2 thumb up) we went for a stroll along the Nile.
It was cooler with a bit of breeze along the river.
We discovered an open air theater that I had heard/read about but had not seen yet, The Culture Wheel.
It is a short walk from our apartment. We will have to keep an eye on the schedule.
We then strolled “up river” which is south.
We stumbled upon “The Fish Garden“. This is a little green space with this odd man made collection of caves that hold aquaria.
Some fish from the Nile, some from the Mediterranean, some from Africa. A bunch of preserved specimens of crocodiles, and some live turtles.
Oh, and bats. Fruit bats living in the roof of the caves.
More about the caves:
They are above ground and consist of lots of arches and hidey holes and twisty little passages.
All those little hidey holes and passages are great places for teenagers to get “frisky”. In this part of the world getting “frisky” involves holding hands and maybe touching someone’s arm or back.
Every time we rounded a corner, our guide was shoo-ing off some couple, he in jeans and a long sleeve shirt, her in jeans, long sleeve shirt and a hajib, with some sharp sounding Arabic.
I found it amusing and somehow comforting that, at least on some level, teenagers everywhere will try to get away with something.
Anyway, some photos from our walk.
As soon as I can find the right person to talk to, we can get the roof top terrace unlocked and I hope to break out the “big” camera take some sunset photos of our part of the city.
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that building on 26 July street? It reminded me of Rockefeller Center:
http://www.new-york-hotels-reservation.com/images/pictures/rockefeller-center-1.jpg
the NY figure is Prometheus, according to this interesting discussion:
http://www.waltlockley.com/rockcenter/rockcenter.htm
or maybe Icarus, because the Cairo statue has wings?
great pictures; sounds like you’re already doing a good job of getting off the beaten path and finding cool stuff the tourists don’t usually see.
Heh. In-country two days and you’ve already found the hot necking spot. Get a room!
Glad to hear the trip went well and youse guys are settling in… Keep up the good work. =;-D
Nice pictures. That place ain’t like Seattle is it?
This exchange with AlphaWussy after looking over yr blog:
him: wow. neat.
me: not. kansas.
him: yeah, nobody is selling meth
About the traffic: we had much the same experience in Athens…lanes were treated as a quaint suggestion more than anything else.