As soon as we made it through customs, we promptly got ripped off by cab drivers and accosted by two Muslim women on our way up the elevator to our hostel. It was slightly made up for, however, by an accommodating host and traditional welcome tea. Ironically enough, it is somewhat of a seventh floor haven--and with free wi-fi and bottled water, I don't see any real reason to leave.
Room with a view
Nice curtains, huh?
We were hesitant to pull out our expensive, touristy cameras, but seeing all the onlookers taking pictures with their cell phones, we decided to be a bit gauche and snap a few pics. It was at this point that a gaggle of Arab boys started harassing us. Jumping into our pictures and asking our names was marginally adorable, but the bizarre hissing, following, and grabbing-in-inappropriate-places was somewhat less so. A considerate older boy tried to stop them from jumping us and even apologized for them, but it did little good when they followed us nearly all the way to our hostel, flustering us so much that we got lost and had to buy perfume in order to get directions back.
The culprits.All in all, a rather off-putting experience, but at least we'll smell good the next time we are so presumptuous as to brazenly walk the streets of Cairo.
4 comments:
YAY CAIRO, i really like the pictures especially the one with the smoke and the hellicopter. Fucking little kids :D hehe. Have fun guys, be safe!
Oh Cairo... how I miss thee... except the men, boys, and babies that will turn into Egyptian men... oh and the women who glare at you as if you're there to steal their creepy men by tempting them with your uncovered hair. But really, there is soo much more to cairo once you learn to deal with these aspects. -ging
sounds like a first day. Good luck with culture shock
P.S. that was the Senate building that you saw burning! -ging
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