The city of Cairo is one of the oldest in the world, but what strikes us when arriving is the impression of wealth, and return if not in Europe, at least in the world Mediterranean. It is very dense, full of buildings that often have ten floors, and populated by passenger cars causing endless traffic jams (except perhaps between 2 and 4 o'clock in the morning). The animation is relentless, and move proves a pleasure if you will stroll, a chore when fatigue is pushing us back. A nother 
impression back in France: the metro. We did not use from Calcutta. It was Vintage Paris has just arrived in the corridor, and for good reason: it was built by a French company. Everything is built on the model RATP counters, gates, subway trains, to tile in hallways and stairs that never end up and down. 
We moved just north of the station, in a hotel in the promising name: Happy Dreams. It feels very good, in his quaint, furniture of the '60s, its terrace overlooking the city. Emil and Edward take turns to Home, assisted by a penguin and a real nice cartoon character: a little fat round-faced and jovial. Too bad there are so many cockroaches. Everything is in the neighborhood, Then there is our little habits: falafel sandwiches and chips in a greasy spoon, pastry corner of the street, not far behind Internet. 
In Cairo, people are always ready to inform us, we never really time to leave the card if it is lost. They like to talk a bit, or just to welcome us. In a 3 hour ride, there were 30 people who said "welcome", always with a delighted smile. One of our priorities in the Egyptian capital was to conduct interviews for the blog pro Magali. We encounter a young bookseller for children, first in Egypt, installed near a neighborhood called Bolak because of weather or flood Nile Egyptian rhythm to life, in this place was a "beautiful lake", which only the name has survived. Interesting to see how Egypt is a Francophile. Another meeting: a young producer name is Sheriff, who wears a Superman T-Shirt. We spent the day with him and friends who are also working in publishing. I
the invites us to eat a Koshari, Egyptian-based dish of noodles, lentils, chickpeas, tomato sauce Motions and fried onions, all with notes of white vinegar. We discuss everything and anything, ie Egypt. It means so that Sheriff invites us back two days later was able to uen gastronomic evening. Some spicy sausage sandwiches as an appetizer, then we'll smoke shisha and drinking mango juice in a bar dedicated to O 
m Khotom THE Egyptian singer star for years 50-60. Night walk in Old Cairo, a neighborhood certe tourism, but where people still live. Sheriff tells us the sport that has served close neighborhoods at night to protect themselves from thieves. The french, who occupied Egypt for 3 years under Napoleon, wanted to remove these gates, which earned them a full revolt. He is 23h when it comes to the restaurant: Prince. It is one of the best treats of the trip, certainly the upc opieux: humus e 
t cream eggplant appetizer, a plate of sausage and other meat, a molokhaye, ie a soup with garlic and a kind of local spinach, and especially the liver of camel, regal divine, and a tagine of cow tail for which I would sell my mother! We go by car and cross a bridge built by Eiffel. The place has so much character, dominating the northern tip of the island of Zamalek, he was used more than once as a movie set. Our stomachs are full to bursting, so we keep the dessert, a rice pudding to die for, for breakfast the next day. Yes, we picked a few pounds in Egypt! 
course, we visited the Egyptian national museum. It's weird to find the tour or dump busload by tens and then the organization is not fantastic Egyptian : We spent three barages with control before entering the museum, and only the last we are told that the camera is forbidden, and highlights the need to set a al. Yet only once inside, the rooms are fantastic. Statues galore, but what we prefer, it is painted sarcophagi amount of detail from the gods, and a thousand wings of beetles mythological figures. The treasures of Toutankamon are also there, and I was fascinated by the life-size statue, wearing gold, which gives me the impression to understand the greatness of the pharaoh: the man god on earth . We spent three hours, the hunger that drove us out! The museum of art instead odern We were very disappointed. Some interesting paintings and sculptures, but we really felt to see the scabs. 
Finally, we have been at Giza, see the famous pyramids. It's funny, because it's a bit like the Taj Mahal. E 
n fact, we already knew we had seen so many pictures. Of course, it's impressive, and one wonders how they could move the huge blocks of stone. In addition, there were a few clouds so I could take some photos playing on shadow and light. Still, there is almost funny the way boxwood with the pupils who were laughing because we spoke three words of Arabic. However, we would regret not seeing this fascinating site, especially the verticality of the pyramids, a form that can only steal a math student. 
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