8.30 am, I am the most sleepy person on the planet.
I am heading to work and I’m having another scary taxi ride. I was too late for the metro today. Traffic is making me be even more late but hey, this is Cairo so it’s ok.
Midan Tahrir in the morning... with taxi passing by!
Temperature is warm, must be around 25C or more.
The Nile is on my right side and so are the palms and the corniche where people go out and walk at night – but now it’s deserted.
The most weird thing about today is that it just stopped raining – we’re having a lot of rain in Cairo lately, which is very unusual!
Today it’s an ordinary day, except that it’s my last day of work.
9.30 am, I go to the vegetables shop – the fruit is smelling so good and is so colourful. You can actually smell it from a few meters of distance, especially guavas and peaches. Hmmm, lovely.
The owner of the shop is Hassan, he always gives me some extra fruit for free “for my breakfast”, he says.
I tell him “ana hamshy Italia, ma3asalama ya Hassan” (I’m going back to Italy, goodbye Hassan) and he says he’s sad – not true maybe, but I appreciate it.
Buying fruits in Cairo
6.30 pm, I am done at work. I go out of the villa where I work, and the driver is waiting outside. I walk down the stairs with my hands in a victory sign – “khalas, I’m done” I tell them.
On the way home I see another sunset over Cairo and I can’t help but think how much I’m going to miss all this!
A sunset over Cairo
I never noticed all those kites stuck in the electricity wires. Who knows how many details I missed even when I was on this same road every day for months?
I will try to cheer up now, I am off! Wohooo!
Cairo, april 28th 2011
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lovely post chica. It’s really grateful to feel happy and enjoy thbppace you live in. That’s home, and that’s where your heart is.
While reading your post, I thought when in a day I enjoy my moment… And it’s when nobody’s around. Like a big holiday, hn everybody went to visit families or something. I guess I’m not really belong here :) haha
Lovely post. Cairo will miss you!
I feel like in Egypt I find the right place to my soul. I am still so amazed by this city every day and I can’t stop loving it. I am sure you will find your soul’s city too sis : )
You’re leaving? That is sad. I didn’t know. I’m probably going to Egypt in about a month and will be in cairo for a couple of days. I was hoping to meet you. Well, they were lucky to have you for as long as they did ;)
Oh no, too bad you’re coming after my departure!
I hope you’ll enjoy your stay and if you need something, anything, just ask! I will be more than happy to help you : )
Thanks for the sweet comment Sabina!
Loved this post & the pictures. I am sad for you that you are leaving Egypt already I know how much you love it. As you know I can not wait to get to Cairo so when I do I will be asking you so many questions to get the inside scoop. I hope I fall in love with it as you have.
PS. Hope to see you soon in Italy!!!
Please do ask, so I will be with you in Cairo at least with my thoughts! And yes, can’t wait to see you in Italy… waiting for you there, to show you around and let’s have fun!!! : )
Great post :) It’s telling that your daily life in Cairo is so normal… it speaks to how calm the city is after the revolution. I’m sad you are leaving Cairo because I enjoy reading your posts, but I look forward to your next adventure!
Honestly, the Revolution seems so far away now. Yes it was scary at some point, but now life is so normal again… and the weather makes everything look even more beautiful!
Just when I pass nearby the Novotel, or I cross Qasr el Nil Bridge, I still have some flashbacks of those moments… a memory that I will never loose. What an experience!
Sometimes I think about how many memories these people have about those days. But life is back to normal now. I guess real signs remained in our minds only…
Such a beautiful place and somewhere I hope to visit some day. :)
…and I also wish you to visit Egypt one day : )
Aww you’re leaving? Are you going back anytime soon again. If not, I still look forward to your next travel adventure l.
Yes, sadly leaving in 4 days now. How sad. Will definitely come back but still don’t know when! I have other plans in the meantime, even if honestly leaving Egypt is very, very tough.
Fantastic photos of Cairo. Love the sunset photo. Looking forward for more
Thank you Amer, glad you enjoyed the post and liked the pictures!
Thanks for stopping by. Just “liked” your FB page : )
How bizarre that we don’t notice the small details and beauty until we are leaving our comfort zone. I had a few of those moments as we were preparing for our trip. Looking forward to the future lady!
And it’s even more bizarre how I will notice the small details when I go back home! Things about my Country I never noticed before. It’s always like that. Addictive, in a way! Good, because I enjoy it. Will probably write about this too!
Yes, always looking forward to the future: ) Optimistic and curious!
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