Cairo - Wrap Up

(Nothing works, but it does)

·I've been in Cairo for a week now and what a week it's been, I through I would give a general run down on it.

·There are no road rules here, at traffic lights and level crossings but no one pays the slightest bit of attention. You take your life in your hands crossing the road, which is only made more difficult by someone who hassles you while you are trying to do this. Egyptians are constantly on the horn all day and no one gets angry, it's like a warning so people know your there. Despite the fact there are no road rules here, no one seems to get killed or seriously hurt. Maybe the Australian Government could take that on board somehow.

·The Metro is excellent! One EGP to anywhere in the city and the trains run every two minutes and the cleanliness is about up to Australian standards. Overall, the Cairo Metro is much better than Sydney Trains.

·Donkeys are allowed on the highway, I think this is funny. A few days ago I saw a sheep being carried on a motorbike, I thought that was hilarious.

·Cairo is very polluted and I've been having trouble breathing since I got here, I feel I have instantly contracted asthma. What I wouldn't give for some clean Coogee air right now!

·Egyptians either smoke camel s*** cigarettes or Sheesha. I've had a go at the Sheesha, which is not quite as hard as a cigarette, and not as smooth as a cigar. I like it and will have to acquire one.

·The take away is surprisingly good. McDonald's have the Big Mac Chicken, something the boys in Coogee used to go and make me ask for especially, no matter how stupid I felt. KFC is called Kentucky Fried Camel, as a joke, which is funny, and they still have hot n spicy, which is actually HOT AND SPICY, not like the crap we get in Oz when it comes out, because a few people couldn't hack it when they first came up with it.

·Being a young girl on her own here, is quite difficult and you get hassled all the time. It's quite frustrating and you need to have quite a thick skin. I can see how a young girl on her first visit here would be at her wits end by the time she left, as I came here knowing exactly what to expect and am still a bit fed up. The government really needs to do something about it as it is scaring people away. I will come back to Cairo of course, but never again for this long, except if I'm on a dig.

Anyway, I'm off to Sharm el Sheikh now, which is a beach resort on the Red Sea and is supposed to be much more touristy and laid back, so I'm looking forward to getting there. The Irony!