our best find in Cairo!
A quest for the Al-Azbakiyya Cairo book markets was unsuccessful; they were either closed for Sunday or we couldn’t find them. However, the quest led us to a sympathetic coffee shop and gallery with free wifi. This was the Kunst Gallery in Sharia Sharif near the imposing neo-classical Supreme Court in downtown Cairo. To get there, go west along Sharia 26 July from the Ataba Metro, and turn left onto S Sharif after a couple of long blocks. After a very acceptable and acceptably priced cappuccino we back tracked and found the Alfi bey in a block a little NE of where S Sharif runs into S 26 July, in Sharia Alfi bey naturally. This was a beautiful clean restaurant from Cairo’s graceful past with charming staff and even more charming prices. We had a terrific whole grilled chicken with rice for lunch. Thus fortified, we walked North to Mubarek Metro where we navigated the maze of underground passages and emerged into the sunlight of Ramesses station. Here we bought 2nd class tickets on the 9am express to Alexandria…
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