On a budget holiday, we turned lucky to have found some cheap flights to Cairo and a budget hotel to spend 6 nights contentedly with this magical city! The hotel was surprisingly a cheap hotel located in the upscale area of Zamalek.
As soon as our flight to Cairo landed we witnessed a noisy, chaotic place full of traffic, buzzing with clamorous and somewhat excited voices of hawkers. Surprisingly, the feeling was short-lived and was soon replaced with the sound of mosque prayers.
The following days saw us infused with an invigorating energy, an excitement and exhilaration engulfed us every day as we rushed through a maze of narrow streets of Khan al-Khalili bazaar, pored over astonishing gold of Tutankhamen in the Cairo Museum, explored the Nile island of Gezira, “walked like an Egyptian” under the tall, awe-inspiring pyramids of Giza and relaxed in some of the city restaurants, puffing leisurely on a sheesha while watching the life of the city whirl past.
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