24/10 : Muslim love

Today i haven't done anything noteworthy, we were just resting a bit for tomorrow, when the Cairosemester and our first lessons start.
We took a stroll around the Zamalek area, and we came across a park, which said 'Aquarium'. It was only one pound to get in, so why not?
The parc was extremely beautiful : it had a big cave-like structure, with an architecture that reminded me of Gaudi. There were small hidden corners in the parc everywhere, so... perfect for couples. Really EVERYWHERE we went, there were couples holding hands, talking softly, etc. We just never saw a couple kissing. Typical for the muslim culture, i suppose. Quentin and i were the only boy and girl together in the parc who weren't holding hands :p!
Inside the cave there was the aquarium. Only, what the egyptians mean by aquarium is slightly different from what we mean by it : there were dead fish and turtles in jars with what we think is some sort of preservation fluid (sterk water, as we say in Dutch). And there were a few bowls with little fish in it, that's it. Inside the caves were also bats, however, and that was very nice to see. They flew above our heads in free air!

I'll just tell quickly something about the Egyptians we've met so far. In general i think they are nice people, at least in Zamalek. Zamalek is a very westernised area, and the egyptians here leave us alone, and find it normal that there are foreigners comeing into their shops and bars. But the boy-girl thing does confuse them. When we entered into a shop, a man asked Quentin, pointing at me : 'Is she your wife or your sister?'. Whenever there is something to be payed, they always turn to Quentin (suits me very well, haha :p!).
The women are very diverse : women completely veiled, only the eyes visible; women partly veiled, only the hair covered; and women not veiled at all. They all live together without making a fuss of it, or so it seems. A lot of women have important jobs, like Sanaa, who does in real estate, or women in Vodafone shops and embassies. But nevertheless there is always a certain 'gêne' : even Sanaa, who is very westernised, refused to shake Quentin's hand.
And the egyptians in general aren't very 'touchy' : they rarely touch your arm, shoulder, back etc when talking to you.

Well, i've finished for today, i'll write again soon!
Ma'as salaam!