Ladies and Gents, Egypt is not a desert.

Shocker, I know. I'm sure most of your imaginations of Cairo include lots of sand, pyramids and camels. I'm about to blow your minds.

On one of the final days of my stay in Cairo, we went downtown Giza for breakfast at Felfela. It's a traditional Egyptian restaurant that offers all the delicacies anyone should try during their stay. The first page of the menu was super interesting since it had the autographs of all kinds of famous people who had been to Felfela and guess what we found?

That's right! Jimmy Carter graced Felfela at some point...Smart man! I certainly hope his visit went smoother than the British tourist group that sat behind us. As they came in and looked at the menu, the lady calls over the waiter and asks, in all seriousness, 'do you have any pizza?'

Oh, tourists. They were everywhere. Apparently Egypt is the place to be this year since it was swarming with tourists, so much so that it was easier to count the number of Egyptians in an area.

After breakfast, we headed toward the Cairo Tower. This tower stands 43 meters tall and provides an amazing view over Cairo. On a good day, with no fog, you can even see the Pyramids from the panorama.

The top of this tower has a café, restaurant and panorama. We went up to the panorama and had a look at the beautiful view. While up there, we encountered a couple of pharaohs in person! Naturally a kodak moment (click to enlarge):

Cairo is a super busy city that's crowded and loud like any other large city but from so high up, it looks so peaceful and traffic looks calm. We were there at 11:00 AM so the fog was still dominating the city and we could only make out the vague outline of the Great Pyramid but I got pictures of the city. Prepare to be amazed (click to enlarge):

That's right. Cairo is a huge, cosmopolitan city that's overflowing with people and life that extends past Ramsis' daily routine.  Clearly, we don't live in pyramids. Amazing, no? For those of you who aren't too clear, the body of water in the pictures is the Nile and most of the hotspots in Cairo are situated on/ by the Nile. 

Which brings me to our evening in downtown Zamalek (one of many districts in Cairo) at Sequoia. Sequoia is a fancy restaurant right by the Nile that caters to only elite party-ers. No, no keggers here. In the summer, it's an open air restaurant but in the winter, they enclose it in a classy tent-like appearance. Check it out (click to enlarge): 

And there it is! The love of my life: Sushi. Four of us shared that plate and it was absolutely delicious! We were there until pretty late and the beauty of Cairo, and Egypt in general, is that we're nocturnal as a nation....So the party is only getting started at two or three AM! There were about fifteen people there that night and so it was super fun!

Definitely a must visit for all!

I'll be gracing Columbia late on tuesday night so I do believe this will be my last post from genf.

See (most of) you soon!