Just some stuff around Maadi

Here are some photos I have taken during my walks around Maadi.



The barrista at Cafe Grecco made this for me. They love it when you greet them with salam alaykem (peace upon you).

Street signs. If you are lucky. Sometimes the wooden blocks are hanging off a tree limb. This is the corner of Roads 17 and 84. Just try to guess how confusing streets with numbers are to me!

Road 84 I believe. See the dirt? We wash our feet before going to bed at night because the sand/dirt makes the sheets yellow! I couldn't believe it when I changed the sheets yesterday! Even walking around barefoot in the flat makes your feet dirty because the dust blows in every day.

This is why I won't live in an apartment building. This is typical construction. Although the outsides may have a nice coat of paint and stucco, I can see how the inside is made. I am claustrophobic and am sure these buildings will collapse one day.

Basket vendor. My friend Betsy buys from them but sprays them with bug spray before bringing into the house. I am going to get some things soon--I'd like the little shelves for my bathroom and baskets for garbage cans.