Last Saturday I had a few hours in the morning so myself and Ahmed the driver scouting some areas I want to go back and take photos. Heres a few random images of our little jaunt around Cairo
The photo of Mubarak used to welcome you into Cairo.....seems he is not so welcome anymore...
One of the poorer areas just to the east of the Nile against the escarpment. Nothing is thrown away so the roof gets an accumulation of rubbish covered by the general dust that envelopes everything...
Top floor with a view - the Penthouse Suite
Sattelite dishes
To our western eyes this looks horrendous, but in Cairo, where not everyone can afford a baby seat in a car, this is daily travel.....
Out close to the Pyramids the "black earth" agricultural areas is being heavily built upon, bad for the supply of food to the city....
I got Ahmed to stop by the dump underneath the overpass by the Sakkra Road and the Ring Road, He know thinks Im crazy. I stopped to take photos of these "city" Egrets who pick an easy living from the refuse of 18million people.
Thought they look a bit grey and de-draggled
Out in the country along the Sakkara road, one of my favourite routes.
The country cousin of the refuse Egrets....fishing amounts the lilies
View of the Nile and the city from the bridge crossing at Maadi
Boat yard underneath Maadi bridge
Sattelite dishes
To our western eyes this looks horrendous, but in Cairo, where not everyone can afford a baby seat in a car, this is daily travel.....
Out close to the Pyramids the "black earth" agricultural areas is being heavily built upon, bad for the supply of food to the city....
I got Ahmed to stop by the dump underneath the overpass by the Sakkra Road and the Ring Road, He know thinks Im crazy. I stopped to take photos of these "city" Egrets who pick an easy living from the refuse of 18million people.
Thought they look a bit grey and de-draggled
Out in the country along the Sakkara road, one of my favourite routes.
The country cousin of the refuse Egrets....fishing amounts the lilies
View of the Nile and the city from the bridge crossing at Maadi
Boat yard underneath Maadi bridge
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