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After that we walked over to the Carriage Museum which was as about exciting as it sounds! There was no charge to get in. They have about 6 carriages from various time periods. And there are strictly no photos!
The Seized Antiquities Museum was closed too that day. And soon after that we were signaled by the park employees to start heading back the way we’d come. It was time for them to do their laundry-in the park fountains! So we started walking back.
We thought we’d try the Police Museum one last time. When we walked back the doors were open so we went in. There were some interesting pieces in here. They have collections of old weapons and uniforms. Their crime and assassination rooms were pretty unique. I’d never heard about the 2 women who helped lure and kill over 30 women and girls (I think in Alexandria?). They also had pictures of people with unusual hands and some of their hand prints as well as foot casts. It was by far the best museum in the place.
After that we went outside to the taxi stand. We had only 20LE notes and the 5LE notes I needed to catch a cab to Mme. Raqia’s so we agreed we’d pay a driver 20LE because we had no choice and they don’t give change. A man at the taxi-stand asked us where we were going and we told him Taalat Harb Square. He said 20LE. We said ok. He said get in this cab and called over to one of the drivers to tell him where we were going and how much. The driver got in and said “where are you going?” as if he didn’t know. We told him and he said “ok 25LE.” I said “No, 20LE.” He said “No 25LE.” I said “Stop the cab. We’re getting out.” He said “Ok, ok, 22.” I said “All you’re getting is 20LE” and that was the end of that.
We went back to the room, I ate a sandwich and got my dance stuff together. Then I flagged a taxi to Mme. Raqia’s. I must’ve been looking green because on the way he starts pointing out the sights “There’s the Eygptian Museum.” I got out and put 5LE on the seat and the driver turns to me and says “No, ma’am to here is 7 pounds.” I’d had enough with taxi drivers-at this point I would usually just get out and walk away but I sat in the cab and explained to him that I take this route every single day twice a day and every single day I pay 5 pounds and every single day every other driver is more than happy with 5 pounds and that’s all he was getting and then I got out.
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