woensdag 21 oktober 2009

Finding an appartment 2

Hi again! I will continue the story from yesterday. So when Quentin and I convinced Sanaa we were engaged, she took us to Zamalek, an island in the Nile, where she showed us 3 appartments. We chose an appartment very very close to the NVIC, only 2 minutes walking. Here's the adress :
3 Michel Lotfallah Street, appartment 21
11211 - Zamalek (Cairo)
Sanaa Khalil was very sweet, she translated everything the bawab said ( a bawab is a kind of housekeeper of an appartment block). We agreed that we would sign the contract and make the payment for the first month tomorrow. When we said goodbye to Sanaa, we became a bit more aware of the strange habits they have here. Sanaa shook my hand and gave me 2 kisses on the cheek. But when Quentin wanted to shake her hand, she quickly put her sleeve on her hand, so that her hand wouldn't touch Quentin's hand directly. And she didn't give him any kisses.
We took a taxi back to the hotel, where we rested a bit. The weather here is extremely hot. Sanaa said that this isn't normal for this time of the year. Normally it's about 25°C in octobre, but now it's 37°C!
Then we went to an internetcafe, where we bumped into... yes... Hollanders (dutch people)! You just find them everywhere, don't you? =)
In the evening we had dinner in Tikka, an egyptian restaurant, where i ordered Tawook Tikka, but the chicken was very greasy. Back in the hotel we watched Flight of the Conchords (a series to which we are becoming addicted), and then we went to sleep.

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