Lovely Friday in Maadi

Friday and Saturdays are the weekend in Egypt and Friday is the holy day. Traffic greatly reduced and much quieter. Dave and I walked around the corner to a restaurant called Asian Corner and had a nice lunch. We ordered Indian food the other night and what I've noticed is that Indian and Chinese restaurants include both Indian and Chinese food on their menus. Dave had kung pao chicken and I had an Indian dish.
 
We then walked the streets to Cairo Kitchen, a lunch and dinner place, to pick up a whole rotisserie chicken and side dishes for dinner. Next door is a bakery named Fino's where we got some whole wheat bread and cookies. The shop owner was sitting and enjoying his lunch and said hello to us and welcome to Egypt. He knew we were new! Dave thanked him for his greeting and said that we were new and the owner said "I knew that." He went on to say that he knows everyone who comes into the shop and can tell the new ones. He was delightful and so friendly. We loved it. I asked for 3 cookies and he told the young lady behind the counter to give me 4 because he wanted Dave to have one because he is a good guy. He could tell. Egyptians are really lovely people.

We then walked to Seoudi market and got eggs, balsamic vinegar, frozen spinach, Clairol herbal essence shampoo, red onions, and ziploc bags. Honestly I think I can get everything that I want; when I find sauerkraut it will be perfect.

On Fridays the curfew is 7 pm so we have to be home by then. I want to walk some more in the neighborhood to get a feel for the place. The streets are chaotic and run both on a grid with roundabouts and then crazy cross streets. I unlocked my iphone last night and am so happy to have maps now!


My stomach is much better! I had only 3 days of mummy tummy; in June it lasted 5 days. I must be getting used to the new bugs.  

Cairo Kitchen cafe and restaurant. You can eat in or take away. They also deliver. Their menu included rotisserie chicken,  rice pilafs, hummus, stuffed eggplant, lamb, green beans, salads, cucumber-tomato salads, etc.