Blog Archive: January 2011
Cairo Diary 2010/11: Index
Tuesday 11th January 2011
Flight to Egypt 25th December 2010 First Impressions and New Friends 26th December 2010 A Late Lunch 27th December 2010 Citadel 28th December 2010 Pyramids 29th December 2010 Coptic Cairo 30th December 2010 St Antony and the Grumpy Monk 31th December 2010 New Year's Day 1st January 2011 … Read More
Cairo Diary: Homeward Bound (and a stark realisation)
Monday 10th January 2011
After long goodbyes to those in the residence who were awake, the taxi arrived at 1.30am to convey me (and my caravan of luggage) to the airport. Th… Read More
Cairo Diary: Farewell
Sunday 9th January 2011
Today was my last day in Egypt. Many attempts were made at packing and re-packing. My large suitcase was not sufficient and was complemented by one … Read More
Cairo Diary: Khan el Khalili
Saturday 8th January 2011
After the late night I slept late this morning, getting up not long before Seif departed. Everyone was very sad to see him go – and not surpri… Read More
Cairo Diary: Excitement, Adventure, and Protests
Friday 7th January 2011
Today was quite an adventure, and probably not the sort of thing one does on a package holiday. Seif was secretive about the day’s plans and i… Read More
Cairo Diary: Alexandria
Thursday 6th January 2011
Rising at 6am was difficult, but Mamdouh’s arrival at 7am was necessary if Jennifer and I were to make it to Alexandria with sufficient time t… Read More
Cairo Diary: A Leisurely Day
Wednesday 5th January 2011
The weather today is nice, so a leisurely morning was enjoyed on the balcony with the ever-present sound of traffic punctuating the… no, wait… Read More
Cairo Diary: Mummies and Medieval Cairo
Tuesday 4th January 2011
This morning I awoke to the sight of a beautiful green parrot perched outside my window – unfortunately my attempts to photograph it scared th… Read More
Cairo Diary: Dining at the Hilton
Monday 3rd January 2011
Seif’s friend Gigi – a lecturer at the American University in Cairo – took Jennifer, Seif and myself to the Museum of Islamic Art.… Read More
Cairo Diary: Anglicanism, Art and Another Party
Sunday 2nd January 2011
This morning I decided to worship at the Anglican Cathedral, an unusual but strangely attractive twentieth century building with a magnificent &ldqu… Read More
Cairo Diary: New Year's Day
Saturday 1st January 2011
Today was nice and lazy. After an early lunch (2.30pm) with Ahmad and his friend Chris, we met up with Mohammad and his girlfriend for coffee. After… Read More