I wish we could say we went and explored the crap out of Cairo after we came back from our trip. I wish we could say we went and explored the crap out of Zamalek, the neighbourhood where H&N live. Instead, I can say that we really enjoyed chilling, watching old episodes of Friends, planning our trip to Morocco, and spending time with each other whenever possible, as the girls had to return to work.
Tragically, Nayeli came down with a down and out kind of cold. As a result, a lot of our post-work experience was limited to just relaxing at home with her. That's my excuse anyway. I would have enjoyed just relaxing at home anyway.
We did make it a point to get out every day and to do something. One day Nayeli cooked chili for us; another day Pallavi cooked Indian food for us; a different day we went out to this amazing Egyptian restaurant the girls had taken us to the first time we had visited Egypt and chased it with shisha and tea; and one night we went out to the same Nile club we had gone on our first night.
We tried to explore to get Pallavi's phone fixed, or shipped to India, or a SIM for my loaner phone. You wouldn't have thought that getting a Motorola phone fixed abroad would be so darn difficult! Some people attempt to look at it to see if it's fixable, while others just see the phone from a distance and say 'no.' You also can't ship the darn thing apparently if it has an in built battery. I'm not sure if I believe this or not, as I still have yet to see it in writing. As for the SIM, I just need to remember to carry a passport with me.
Although we didn't have success on our actual missions, we did manage to find some local amazing schwarma eateries, some great local galleries, and some lovely cafes.
To cap off the week, Heba's mom cooked for us and brought it over. She made us the best Egyptian food we have eaten! What a great way to end the week. Next stop: Morocco.
Tragically, Nayeli came down with a down and out kind of cold. As a result, a lot of our post-work experience was limited to just relaxing at home with her. That's my excuse anyway. I would have enjoyed just relaxing at home anyway.
We did make it a point to get out every day and to do something. One day Nayeli cooked chili for us; another day Pallavi cooked Indian food for us; a different day we went out to this amazing Egyptian restaurant the girls had taken us to the first time we had visited Egypt and chased it with shisha and tea; and one night we went out to the same Nile club we had gone on our first night.
We tried to explore to get Pallavi's phone fixed, or shipped to India, or a SIM for my loaner phone. You wouldn't have thought that getting a Motorola phone fixed abroad would be so darn difficult! Some people attempt to look at it to see if it's fixable, while others just see the phone from a distance and say 'no.' You also can't ship the darn thing apparently if it has an in built battery. I'm not sure if I believe this or not, as I still have yet to see it in writing. As for the SIM, I just need to remember to carry a passport with me.
Although we didn't have success on our actual missions, we did manage to find some local amazing schwarma eateries, some great local galleries, and some lovely cafes.
To cap off the week, Heba's mom cooked for us and brought it over. She made us the best Egyptian food we have eaten! What a great way to end the week. Next stop: Morocco.
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