I'm leaving I had a very bad time at work- conflicts, fights, disagreements and I have to say I'm not the best project manager on earth- I tend to be very moody and demanding when it comes to work. But why to talk about problems and work, let’s talk about fun a little! I bought so many nice things from places that I never get tired visiting; Khan El-khalili, El-Husain, Wes6 El-Balad, Roxy...etc I was down when I left I admit that I can't live in Driving is impossible in Cairo for people who are used to lanes and traffic lights and intersections...etc you can see every possible way of commuting available in one spot; carts, cars (and in this category you can find cars from 1960's- maybe older- till 2007), bicycles, and pedestrians. You will be shocked at first- but you will get used to it with time. The traffic feature will be so funny if you are new to the country; you will be alerted all the time- setting on the edge of your seat thinking that someone will be hit by a car or some kind of a horrible accident will/should take place. Nothing happens (el 7amdolelah) and that is because Egyptian drivers re used to driving in that way. No one exceeds the 100 km/hr while driving as the roads are packed all the time. Crossing the roads is another story- you need a different license to be acknowledged as a "road crosser" :) Cars would be flowing as a stream and you should know when to cross the road; no pedestrians’ traffic lights, no zebra crossing lines- nothing of any sort can help you to cross the street but your experience and strong heart. I still enjoyed my visit. I wanted to share some of it with you all and I hope that I will be able to come back soon :D Regards, H.
Cairo Traffic
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Dear Caller,
I would love to see you. I'm leaving tomorrow - unfortunately- Friday at 12:00 noon.
I wish if I can see you today. Don't know your e-mail though to give you my phone #. Try to contact me through jeeran for now. I'll check it every 30 minutes.
Thank you for such a warm welcome and I hope to see you soon.
H.
from Egypt
said:Asalam 3alaykom,
I'm so silly,my email is with the comments ya hala..i thought you'd mail me so i checked there and never checked here..ma3lesh,maly naseeb..
have a safe flight my dear.
Darn! I'm sad. I'm the one who is silly. Was checking everywhere for your e-mail but never find it. If i only checked the larger screen of comments I would have found it. I'm sorry love- I'm coming back to Cairo on the second week of Ramadan as I still have pending work to do. I hope to see then. Sorry again dear.
from Egypt
said:Asalam 3alaykom,
dear hala..it's o.k..
but that's great news..let's make arrangements before that time then..thank you so much dear and i'm looking forward to seeing lovely sweet hala:):)
this is my first time on your blog, got to it through The Caller's blog...this post attracted my attention, i just posted about living in Cairo few years ago..check it out. have a good stay the second week of Ramadan in Cairo.
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Asalam 3alaykom,
hala..cairo??
why didn't you contact me so i can meet you as we once said we would??
i didn't read the post yet but cairo..attracted me...come on..if it's o.k..let me greet you the egyptian way..:):)
missed you dear..wish u all the best:)