Friday night, in an attempt to cultivate some interest in football [mission not accomplished], I headed downtown to watch the game with Dan & a new friend, Liz. We watched at Johnny’s, a pub on the Le Pancha Nile riverboat in Zamalek. Very overpriced & a little too fancy for my taste, we were still able to enjoy the game & conversation in the air conditioning.
After, we decided to walk back downtown, with a quick stop at the Cairo Tower. I really want to go up in the tower, but I’m really having a hard time justifying the 70 le entrance fee. I made do with photos from the outside, instead.
We then walked across the Qasr el-Nil bridge, through Midan Tahrir & back to Midan Talaat Harb [where Dan lives.] We spent an hour or two in a cafe, got ice cream & then I headed back to Heliopolis.
I’ve tried write an introduction to this video, but I can’t find the right things to say & I’m too privileged to make pithy remarks . It’s about Palestinians watching the World Cup projected onto the Israeli separation wall.
Last night I laid in bed, unable to sleep. It didn’t really help when, at 1am, a wedding party came down our street, car horns honking nonstop, parked in front of our apartment & set off fireworks in the middle of the street. I’m happy for them & love the enthusiasm, but it didn’t really lull me to sleep…
Now it’s nearly 10am & 90 degrees & the forecast is mid-100s all week. Yikes.
Here’s to cold water, fresh fruit & the luxury of air conditioning!
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Sunday, June 20th, 2010, 2:19 am | 
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