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Hi Amity,
I very much enjoyed your blog :) I think it is great you rewarded yourself after you worked so hard in school...Good for you!! I go to Egypt about twice a year so I have been there more times then I remember, but I must say you really did pick up a lot about the culture in the short time you were there.

I know what you mean about the tea, everybody everywhere offers it to you and I shake all the time from the caffeine. And of course you can't refuse because that will be insulting them. Don't you just love those circa 1970s Fiats they have for taxis? It always amazes me how they keep them running.
I think you are brave to go and stay in a flat your first time there, I still prefer 5 star hotels because they are clean and comfortable and the food is safe to eat at them. Plus sometimes you run into people, like I got to see Hakim sing at a wedding at the Hyatt, and Dina dancing at a wedding at the Ramses Hilton. Finally I just want to mention Khan el Khalili, that is my favorite place and I have many friends that work there (yes I drink gallons of tea there visiting each one at their shops). I think the best part is the spice market, did you go there? I just love the rich smells of the spices and herbs that are sold there. Well, again thank you for taking the time to write about your trip. There is something about that place, I don't know what it is, but you always want to go back. Maybe why I have been there so many times. I was just there for a month in Oct and Nov and already thinking about when I can go back. Ahhhh the Nile, it has magical powers they say, it draws you back to Egypt time and time again. Maybe I will meet you there one day ....insha allah.