Bus or personal Guide
by hamCW
I just returned from a great trip in Egypt. Fortunately, I had read about Mohamed Bahaa on Virtual Traveler!
He my arrangements for all the hotels, flights guided tours and transportation. In addition, Bahaa made several trips to the pharmacy to make sure I had the medical supplies I needed. The hotel rooms were great. I have read horror stories about others who stayed in undesirable places. I previously had taken those bus tours . Remember hearing the bus guide point out “ look on the right side” and you were on the left side and missed the photo shot. That doesn’t happen with Bahaa. Best off all, the cost is about the same as the bus day or half day tour. I was in Egypt for about 11 days. Thanks Bahaa! The people are friendly. You will amazed at what awaits you in the Cairo Museum. Take a trip outside of Cairo and see the farms and rural Egyptian lifestyle. Then go to Luxor, WOW!
The Egyptian Pound and Exchange Rates
by swisssinai
The Egyptian Pound or LE for short...
consists of 100 piastres ( pennies ) which consists of 10 mils.
However you will not find small piastres or mils any more except in souvenir shops.
In circulation -
The bank notes are as follows...
LE 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 1
Piastres 50, 25, 10, 5
Coins....
Piastres 25, 20, 10, 5
For exchange rates go to http://www.nsgb.com.eg and click on exchange rates
lotus pond in the garden of egyptian museum
by aalayaa
in the ancient time, the egyptian empire is divided into 2: the north kingdom and the south kingdom.
the symbol of the north kingdom is eagle and the symbol for the southern kingdom is the lotus.
if you visit the egyptian museum, you can see the lotus pond at the entrance.
See theSufi Dancers. On...
by catarata
See theSufi Dancers. On Wednesday and Saturday nights from 9 pm (in summer and 9.30 h in winter), the Al Tannoura Egyptian Heritage Dance Troupe gives a 1.30 h display of Sufi dancing in the Madrassa of Al Ghouri in Islamic Cairo, close to Khan El Khalili.
Admission is free and it´s advisable to come early in winter as it gets very crowded. And once inside, I´d recommend to enter the last one to the performance room, as they usher the people from back to forth and so you can be in the first line!!!!
Food in Cairo
by MM212
Walking around the less privileged areas of Cairo is certainly a humbling experience. The majority of the city's population lives in very poor conditions, yet Egyptians generally have no shortage of food, due to the country's extensive agricultural tradition. Attached are photos of some of the interesting local food and produce I've encountered in the streets of al-Qahira.
shoes
Citadel
King Djoser's Tomb @ Saqqara
Entrance to the Pyramid
