Go to
Bullseye
in Mohandaseen and tell Amr (the barkeep) that Nic sends her love? And while you're there (or elsewhere) pick up a free copy of the little pocket-size listings mag
The Croc
which my friend Con writes for? It's got all the info on what's going on in Cairo in terms of pubs, clubs, restaurants and cultural events.
Um...there's a nice wee second hand book shop in Maadi on Road 4 (i think it's Road 4? The main Western people shopping road) and it's next door to a Baskin & Robbins.
Diwan,
in Zamalek, is the best bookshop in town though.
Go to The Mena House for breakfast of a weekend, because you can? And you can eat yummy buffet breakfast/a la carte
while staring out the window at The Grand Pyramid, which fills up most of the window.
Go to Luxor. Lots.
Jazz Brunch at
The Four Seasons
is to die for.
More-or-less opposite
The Four Seasons,
there's a rather lovely little houseboat-type-thing which is a restaurant serving Lebanese food. V. good.
He's already been for visits, but now it's going to be sort of longer-term, so any ex-pat resident sort of advice you have would be welcome. Well, by me, anyway.
Fay is such an old skool Brit World Traveler. I can see her in some 30s movie, at the corner table of an exotic cafe, giving advice on the best little restaurants in cities around the world. "Oh, Darling, I'm off to Katmandu in the morning! Wherever shall I have tea?" "You must go to Muski's on the east side of the main square, tell them I send my love, they'll know my name."
Also, Hubby pouts when I don't wake him up in the morning. Of course, he doesn't have to get up at a set time, so he doesn't mind a brief wake up.
waking up is easy. It'll be getting out of bed that will hurt like a mo-fo! Might I suggest pushing off from the bed and keeping a hand on the dresser and walls as you make your way to the shower. Once their aim the shower head to the corner, that way the two walls can help stand ya up :P
Neat how you saw into the future like that!!!!
Getting into the shower was FASCINATING. I sort of goose stepped.
The best part though is how much my abdominal muscles hurt. I can feel each little six in the pack every time I move. And other blobs of hurt too, sort of deeper...I think my organs hurt!
Fay is AWESOME. I love Fay.
Um, there were other things I was going to say, but my coffee tasted bad this morning and I only drank half of it, so I'm not all here.
This is my last day in DC. How did that happen???
Oh, and good luck, Cash's husband!!
This is my last day in DC. How did that happen???
Oh, wow!! I hope it is a perfect day here for you and that your trip is easy peasy. East coast will miss you!!!
meara's leaving! sob!
Have a good trip and best wishes for life in the other Washington!
have a good DC day meara! Any big plans?
Holy crap! Tomorrow, we have you!
shakes fist at meara-stealin' west coast
