A Night at Cairo!

Continues from Pyramids Tell a Glittering Tale... 

After the light and sound show at the Pyramids, we headed straight to the closest Duty free shop. I hadn’t allowed Sreejith to stock drinks from the Airport in the hope to find pubs and local hangout places. However it had turned out that all the pubs would be closed in Egypt during Ramzan period. 

Our expedition to the nearest duty free shop took one hour drive from Hotel Nile in the hectic Egyptian traffic. As we reached the duty free shop, I was surprised to see pictures of Aishwarya Rai outside the shop. It seems Egyptians consider her more than their native beauties on these days.  Definitely I felt proud to watch the admiration for the Indian beauty.

In the duty free shop, we showed our identity proofs as suggested by Ameer. It seems natives are never allowed to have drinks in the country. I suggested Sreejith to take Malibu, the world famous drink of Caribbean. I don’t know what prompted him to take my advice. We packed our purchase and headed back through the tiring traffic.

A View of Cairo Tower Across the Nile

After our dinner, we put Shreya to sleep and waited at the balcony to watch the city. The city was thriving with night life. We could breathe in the excitement in the enthralling night life on the streets. The Nile reflected the golden rays of lights from its shore. The Cairo tower glittered with blue rays across the waves. Though the Cairo tower has lost its prominence as the tallest tower in Egypt during 1960s, it still retained its charm.

Sreejith fixed the drink as the cool breeze from the Nile took us to contemplation. I sipped the drink along with Sreejith. “Phewww.........” we exclaimed together. The drink tasted so bad for us as a mixture of coconut water and pineapple juice. I had never tasted anything bad as that. Well, the world famous Malibu turned out exactly opposite to our taste.

Sreejith was quite distressed with this. He made it clear that I should finish the drink fixed for me. “Quite difficult,” I thought. Down, the city life was flowing in full vigor. We silently sat and admired the scene. At one point we wondered, “How much they are making out of their history, ancient stories and culture! Will India be ever able to so such systematic planning in tourism?”

Cairo at Night

The night was studded with blue and silver stars. Divine the delight to draw the night air from the Nile; from the luxurious cruises on its dark distance, from the quiet glittering sky overhanging all. Sreejith finished his drink and went to bed. After some time I slipped into the bathroom and poured the drink through wash basin. The next day, we would be going for Cairo tour. I wanted to wake up healthy and merry.

Continues in Citadel of Saladin-The Proud Minaret of the City