down town cairo through their eyes

have you been to talaat harb street lately?

have you seen the masses and how they have become?

have you noticed how much old cairo changed?

we took two honeymooners who came all the way from L.A

a place so different than Cairo

they decided egypt is their destination paradise

i thought it was like us going to thailand

i figured bangkok is Cairo

Chang Mai is Luxor

Chang Rai is Aswan

they found the circus in our streets charming

they found the masses exciting

they found it wild

they looked at things with wide open eyes

watching the beautiful Amercian bride amazed at the sights

of Cairo fiasco was more interesting than seeing anything else for me

Some people come all the way here to experience the haphazard life

they come all the way to smell the stink

to see the mess

to see life on the other side

after 9/11

the middle east has become this mysterious gem

the bravest of people are those who come

those who leave the neat clean life

and choose to taste our dusty bitter sweet rugged life

the hotel is called talisman

it is beautiful

on the fifth floor

in downtown

so beautiful

so colorful

so authentic

and only one floor

up in the old building

built by the europeans

back in the time when cairo was paris by the nile

it smells like cats in the building

that old and rusty building is beautiful too

is enchanting

it tells so many stories

i saw cairo today from their eyes

it is crazy and fun

like nothing seen before

the shops in down town are a sight not to be missed

the shoes everywhere

the manikins veiled

the men in bleached jeans

the world in talaat harb street in downtown Cairo

is the opposite of the world in zamalek

or at the four seasons giza or garden city

walking around cairo u can not help but feel small

you feel the smallness of your life

you feel the temporary nature of it

you feel like a transit traveller

you think your problems are small

compared to the masses

,the walking people of Egypt

you feel lucky

take a walk in down town Cairo

on a thursday night

you will feel tiny

you feel blessed

and protected in your life

your normal life is heavenly compared to theirs

your life is small

you are small

i am small

i am tiny

they are the masses

who a I?

the Egyptians have been there since the beginning of time

i have ancient egyptian blood in me

i know it!

but who am i?

i'm just another egyptian

from the 80 million

down town cairo puts everything into perspective

last night i saw cairo through their eyes