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Cairo

Today Claude asked "Did you like Cairo"
How can naswer with one word.
Here is a post for you.

First time we went to Cairo on excursion.What can I say...we saw pyramids,but it was not Cairo,it was Giza! Giza is situated on the other side of Nile.
That is why next year went to Cairo ourselves by bus.
I can say it was comfortable and fast.Much faster than tourist one.
All the way we watched Arabic movie, veeeeery loud!

This is Cairo early morning. It seems to be in light smoke...and it is really so

Egyptians going to the Mosque...


We are inside when tourists were allowed to enter it(the pray was over)


Here is anothe view from the top of minarete.
Mostly Egyptioan houses do not have roofs!
They are satnding without roofs there,no finished.
Why?First of all because they do not have rain there.
And the next,the real reason is:
when the house is finished they must pay taxes,but if no...they must not.
So...if a son want to have his own house he just build one floor more
and again the last one will not have roof.
See how different they are...
Some of them are cahrming and beautiful .. others...


Some more pics of Cairo
It is a very large city,nobody knows exectly.
people say that there are 20 mln of pople live there!


Cairo is full of such cars..fiat
You cannot imagine how many those big ladies sat in?!

7!!!
So...what is Cairo for me?
It is a huge, gray, loud, unusual and dirty city.
Did I liked it? Yes!!!!!!!!!!Very much!
Why? because Cairo is Cairo..you cannot compare it with others cities.
You may love it or not love,I loved!

Winter started todayNew post about love :)

Comments

Coisasdemim 21. November 2008, 22:42

Thanks for the trip :cool:

yulenka 21. November 2008, 22:43

:smile: You are welcome :smile:

I_ArtMan 22. November 2008, 01:31

nice tour. i loved the notes about the taxes and no roofs. :happy: great pictures too.

uttopia 22. November 2008, 01:38

I love the spires! The one pic with the rubble and the building with the spires in the middle of it all, is so sad, Yulia! Can you imagine Godzilla running amok in Cairo! haha

yulenka 22. November 2008, 04:20

Hi Scott:)
Thank you:) There are interesting moment that you know only when you come to the country. For example that taxi-bus does not stop for people to come on board.They just go with lower speed, but you must jump in (or jump out)just during the motion!

yulenka 22. November 2008, 04:41

Hi Glenn:) I think that there is enough chaos without Godzilla in Cairo :smile:

uttopia 22. November 2008, 04:55

Yes, I agree, but it would be fun for him! haha

yulenka 22. November 2008, 05:03

I think he will be afraid of shouting everywhere and this smoke...

But it is so charming when you can listen to a thousand of singin men from minaret!!!!It is a specail song.They sing together and apart.They answer each other by their songs. It is a pray of Cairo.I can try upload video for you to listen in the evening,if you want.

And this idea to destroy something...is close to cake theme :wink:

holdowicz-claude 22. November 2008, 10:01

About taxes :lol: I have a French example how stupids are some administration's rules: our old country houses have often a few and small windows because for our grand grand parents there was a taxe on windows (number and surface) :wink:

Thank you Yulia :up: And what about pyramids?

yulenka 22. November 2008, 10:26

I deleted some pics from Puramid post,will repair it and give you the link,ok?

holdowicz-claude 22. November 2008, 10:40

As you can Yulia :wink: Thanks!

ste-ven 22. November 2008, 10:50

i love the islamic fashion :insane: :lol:
Very nice Yulia :yes: :wink:

yulenka 22. November 2008, 18:04

:smile: Oh fashion is something unreal! And their girls are...:faint:

yulenka 22. November 2008, 19:23

holdowicz-claude 22. November 2008, 20:25

Wonderful Yulia! :happy:

yulenka 22. November 2008, 20:34

Thank you.I am glad I have something to share with you :smile:

holdowicz-claude 23. November 2008, 09:02

You're welcome Yulia

53north 24. November 2008, 07:55

Looks like NY of the 1950's. They need an Elvis Presley & Beach Boys! Ha.
=o>

yulenka 24. November 2008, 08:05

Good idea :smile: :yes:

qlue 24. November 2008, 19:00

How clever, never complete your house and you don't pay rates 'n taxes. :lol:

yulenka 24. November 2008, 19:11

huh...Egyptians are not silly at all! They are very easy to study languages.:smile:

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