A Fond Farewell

Dan and I have arrived, safe and sound in Casablanca, Morocco but before I can move on, I must post a few more pictures of Cairo.  As I look through them, I begin to get sad.  I already miss the city, our friends and the comfort of being in one place for so long.  I guess all good things must come to an end.  So, as Dan and I move on to the last country on our world tour I must bid farewell to my beloved Cairo with one last picture post.  Sob!

This is a shot of Tahrir Square on a Friday before the second round of protests broke out.  For the first few weeks, this scene was just a typical Friday.

Me enjoying the hustle and vibe of Tahrir Square while it was still safe to do so.

Un-shaven Dan enjoying fresh aesh (bread), jam, cheese, yogurt and tea. This was our daily breakfast while we lived in our flat in Cairo.

Our good friend Ahmed (left) and his friend and co-worker Ahmed (right – we called him Ahmed 2) eating Koshery at a great place on Talaat Harb St. We ate here at least 2-3 times a week!  Mmmmm, koshery :)

Both Ahmeds worked as baristas in La Poire, and Ahmed 2 was quite the foam artist! Visiting the guys at work was a evening ritual for a few weeks, with the free coffee it was hard to complain.  Mmmmm, in a country where teas is the norm, a good cup of coffee is difficult to come by.  Thanks Ahmed for the much needed Toffee-Nut Lattes.

 

Oh, my favourite pastime is wandering around the museum for hours.  This is a stealth-mode shot of the main hall in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. No cameras allowed in the museum (I am sneaky, which is why we managed to have a collection of flash-free shots).  I can hardly wait for our next visit to Cairo, hopefully the new museum will be up and running.

This is one of my favourite artefacts in the museum . It is an embalming table where the mummification process took place. Bodily fluids drained out and flowed into the bowl carved out of the end.  Gruesome :)

Tahrir Street was lined with walls covered in graffiti and art from the revolution.

This is one of four iconic lion statues guarding Tahrir Bridge. This pose was a favourite among Egyptian tourists, so after a few weeks, Dan had to jump up and get a snap too.

Here’s our posse in Cairo. It was awesome to have such good people to call our friends! We rarely had a night to ourselves as there was always someone calling to meet for tea, late night ping-pong or sheesha.