Here and There Blog

Sherlock Holmes even has a pub inside the Ramses Hilton in Cairo. This was my first day without meetings, class, or travel scheduled and I used the morning to get caught up on work. But when the waiter in the lounge told me I was working too much and to stop, I listened, packed up and decided to see what beer was offered in the pub. Turns out it was Heineken.  I don't really like Heineken but after 14 days with no beer it was pretty tasty! Then I went local. Sakara Gold - the same lager that I dislike all over the world. Someday I'll stop trying local lagers. Mohammed tried to take away the bottle but I told him I needed a beer photo. He watched and then offered to take one of me and my beer.  Mohammed carefully aimed...I watched and said nothing....because it was funny.....and when the flash went off right in Mohammed's face, he realized he's taken a photo of himself. Of course there was no way I was deleting that!    Turning the camera around,  he got me...

Consistently photographed, always fascinating, the Nile never fails to amaze me. No matter how many times I am here, this view is the best way to drink the morning coffee.

The usual hotel had over-priced itself so I'm trying the Ramses Hilton. Old but hopefully not too bad, I'm sure it will be okay for a few days as long as the flea bite I just got is the only one. Instead of a Nile view, I decided it was time for a city view and do I have a great one! I'm on the 26th floor and this is the direct view from my balcony:  Zooming in a little closer  I brought the old camera so you can't quite see in the windows but you can see the laundry, the open walls, the debris everywhere. It's on the top of the buildings, in the streets, in the gutters. I don't know how they're all getting around.  And the contrast. If I turn to my right, the city. What a difference in the two sides of the tracks.