Cairo

How I Got There

 My flights were Dublin-London-Frankfurt-cairo with Lufthansa, a big delay in London meant I missed my connection in Frankfurt,
 I then was put on an Egypt Air Flight from Frankfurt-Munich-Cairo arriving around midnight. An awaiting taxi arranged through my
 hotel took me into the city center for 40 EP. If your fond of rollercoasters or any sort of high adrenaline sports then I am sure you
 will enjoy any white knuckle journey on Egyptian road :-)

Where I stayed

 New Sun Hotel,
 2 Talaat Harb St.,
 9th Floor 
 Tel. 578 17 86

 Price 40 pound per night for a basic single room. Shower available in shared bathrooms. Includes breakfast with rolls tea 
 and boiled egg. 

 A good alternative is the close-by

 Magic Hotel,
 10, El Bustan St., Eltahrir Sq.,
 3rd Floor,
 Tel. 579 59 18
 magichotel@hotmail.com 

 Both Hotels will organise taxis for tours you may want to do.

Getting Around

 The Metro is incredibly cheap to use at 75 piastres for a single trip and is efficient and useful for city center travel e.g. coptic cairo,
 train station.
 If you can figure out the Microbuses they are a really good way of mixing with normal egyptians, a typical ride costs just 25 piastres.
 Taxis are useful for the airport, Islamic Cairo and the Citadel, just be ready to bargain hard and don't be afraid to walk away.

Somewhere to eat

 The Felfela Restaurant comes recommended in the guidebooks and is very close to the accomodations recommended above. 
 It is not fantastic but its is clean and safe to eat there and a nice place to relax after a busy day in Cairo. There is also a nice Felfela
 takeway restaurant around the corner from this which is a handy place for a snack, no seats here. Again I ate here a muber of times
 and my stomach had no complaints.
 If you want McDonalds, Pizza Hut and KFC they are all fairly closeby just off Midan Tahrir, check your guidebook.

Other Information

 Student Prices
 Entrance to the Eyptian Museum - E£10
 Camera Ticket for the Museum - E£10
 Entrance to the Mummy Room in the museum - E£20
 Entrance to the Citadel - E£10

	Cairo by Day

	Cairo by Night

	Cairo Crowds bustling around Ramses Square

	The Egyptian Museum on Midan Tahrir

	The famous deathmask of Tutankhamun

	Side Profile of the deathmask of Tutankhamun

	The equally amazing gold sarcophagi of the boy Pharoah

	An artifact of the many treasures of Tutankhamun's tomb

	The deathmask of Thuyu, greatgrand-parent of Tutankhamun

	One of the labryth-like streets of the Khan-al Khalili bazaar

	Mohamed Ali Mosque in the citadel

	Smoggy view from the citadel

	A hectic street in Islamic Cairo

	St. Georges Church in Coptic Cairo

	The Club Car on the wagon-lits night train to Aswan