After posting the earlier Day two post, I went back to the hotel and met another one of the guests. Her name is Amy and she is an Egyptologist studying in Bristol, UK. But, she is here to do some research for her dissertation. So, later that evening, we met up with Eli and headed out to the bazaar. Talk about unabashed salesmen. Scarves, silver, spices, chess sets, camel bone stuff, wallets, jewels...endless list. We went to Fishawy, one of the most famous sheesh places in Cairo. It is said to have never closed in the last 200 years.
Afterwards, we went back to Zamalek and went walking around the island for about an hour. The night ended around midnight or so and we went to bed. Until tomorrow...
Howdy from Cali!
I'm really curious about what it is like for Texans abroad. While I don't live out of the U.S. I feel somewhat like a Texas Expat here in CA. I am doing a little research about the whole thing. I've found that Texans here really want to talk about the experience and many are happy to get things out. It's great that you have this blog!
Posted by: texacaligal | May 04, 2006 at 07:21 PM
thanks cali. i'll definitely need more time to tell you my myriad experiences abroad. but so far, egypt is great. i'll get around to updating soon.
Posted by: chris | May 05, 2006 at 07:34 PM