50 piastres (9 cents) mug of subaya- cold almond juice
1 pound (18 cents) eggplant stew at neighboorhood restaurant
1.25 pounds (23 cents) foul and egg sandwich; falafel sandwich
1.5 pounds (27 cents) cup of turkish coffee at local coffee shop
2 pounds (36 cents) amazing rice pudding; Cairo metro ticket
5 pounds (91 cents) cup of turkish coffee by the sea in Dahab
10 pounds ($1.82) one night stay at Oasis Fighting Kangaroo
12 pounds ($2.18) Sakara beer from (Egyptian beer)
16 pounds ($2.91) 2nd class seat on a 4 hour train to Alexandria
20 pounds ($3.64) one night stay at Hotel Rashid in Alexandria
25 pounds ($4.55) student entrance at the Egyptian Museum (normally 50lbs)
28 pounds ($5.10) backsheesh for two to climb the minarets at Al-Azhar, one of the holiest mosques in the world of Islam
30 pounds ($5.45) entrance to jazz show at Rugby Club
33 pounds ($6) whole fried fresh fish, salads and bread (including tip)
40 pounds ($7.27) caramel cheesecake, brownie ala mode and cafe latte at Costa (the Arab world's Starbucks) in the City Star Mall
67 pounds ($12.19) 9hr bus from Dahab to Cairo
100 pounds ($18.18) overpriced 2.5hr taxi from the border to Dahab (I hate borders); taxi for 3 hour tour of Saqqara, Dahshur and Memphis
No comments:
Post a Comment