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Old November 27th, 2011, 02:12 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
paris2venice
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Default Cairo in January

I have two questions:

1) If you as a westerner were in Cairo during the first half of
January 2012, would you go to the Egyptian Museum presuming
demonstrations were existing in Tahrir Square as they have been the
last few days? We're staying on the outskirts of Cairo so other than
the Egyptian Museum and possibly seeing Islamic Cairo, we won't be
anywhere near downtown Cairo for the most part. Is there any way to
learn the open or closed status of the Egyptian Museum on the web?

2) It was recommended to me that we should go everywhere in Egypt with
a tour guide but that doesn't quite make sense to me. Presuming all
is safe, why would I need a tour guide when all we would be doing is
taking a taxi to the Egyptian Museum and going inside for the day?

Thanks a bunch.
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Old November 27th, 2011, 10:05 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
paris2venice
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Default Cairo in January

On Nov 26, 11:38*pm, "Runge 131" wrote:
Yes Cairo is now part of Europe and a lot of people do seem to have a
problem with topics on these groups...
Nevertheless the usual bunch will * dissert about Cairo and martin will pull
a joke or two.


You already stated this in my last post about Egypt. You need a new
hobby.
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Old November 27th, 2011, 10:29 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
tim....
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"paris2venice" wrote in message
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I have two questions:


2) It was recommended to me that we should go everywhere in Egypt with
a tour guide but that doesn't quite make sense to me. Presuming all
is safe, why would I need a tour guide when all we would be doing is
taking a taxi to the Egyptian Museum and going inside for the day?


Whether you like the idea of a guide or not is something that only you can
decide,

but from a cost pov guides are relatively cheap and poorly negotiated taxi
fares are expensive

I suspect that you will find the cost of a guide picking you up at you
hotel, taking you around the museum (and anything else in the centre that
you should see) and taking you back to your hotel is cheaper than a taxi
each way - unless you are a very very very good haggler

tim


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Old November 27th, 2011, 12:08 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
David Horne, _the_ chancellor[_2_]
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paris2venice wrote:

I have two questions:

1) If you as a westerner were in Cairo during the first half of
January 2012, would you go to the Egyptian Museum presuming
demonstrations were existing in Tahrir Square as they have been the
last few days? We're staying on the outskirts of Cairo so other than
the Egyptian Museum and possibly seeing Islamic Cairo, we won't be
anywhere near downtown Cairo for the most part. Is there any way to
learn the open or closed status of the Egyptian Museum on the web?

2) It was recommended to me that we should go everywhere in Egypt with
a tour guide but that doesn't quite make sense to me. Presuming all
is safe, why would I need a tour guide when all we would be doing is
taking a taxi to the Egyptian Museum and going inside for the day?


The rationale for the guide is that it will avoid hassle from other
would-be guides. Even if being bothered by such people doesn't faze you,
you will inevitably be bothered by them- and no matter how much you try
and blend in, you will still obviously be a tourist.

We visited Egypt for two weeks in January in the late 90s. Our week in
Cairo had no guide, our Nile cruise from Luxor down to Aswan and back
did. We got virtually no hassle when with a guide- in Cairo itself the
hassle was manageable, and most people are just going about their
business. In Giza it was quite a different story.

I can't comment on your first question- sorry.

--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
www.davidhorne.net (email address on website)
"[Do you think the world learned anything from the first
world war?] No. They never learn." -Harry Patch (1898-2009)
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Old November 27th, 2011, 03:12 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
Runge 131
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Default Cairo in January

martin defends everything that is OT, boring and useless.
So he defends the second Cairo post that has nothing to do here.
You need to learn a new hobby too instead of creating one Egypt thread a
week on this group.
No fear, martin will help you.

"Martin" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion :
...

On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:05:32 -0800 (PST), paris2venice
wrote:

On Nov 26, 11:38 pm, "Runge 131" wrote:
Yes Cairo is now part of Europe and a lot of people do seem to have a
problem with topics on these groups...
Nevertheless the usual bunch will dissert about Cairo and martin will
pull
a joke or two.


You already stated this in my last post about Egypt. You need a new
hobby.


Martin recommends putting Runge in your kill file. He has yet to
contribute anything useful here.
--

Martin

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Old November 27th, 2011, 03:12 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
Runge 131
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Default Cairo in January

Nvm that's less OT crap.
"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" a écrit dans le message de groupe de
discussion : ...

paris2venice wrote:

I have two questions:

1) If you as a westerner were in Cairo during the first half of
January 2012, would you go to the Egyptian Museum presuming
demonstrations were existing in Tahrir Square as they have been the
last few days? We're staying on the outskirts of Cairo so other than
the Egyptian Museum and possibly seeing Islamic Cairo, we won't be
anywhere near downtown Cairo for the most part. Is there any way to
learn the open or closed status of the Egyptian Museum on the web?

2) It was recommended to me that we should go everywhere in Egypt with
a tour guide but that doesn't quite make sense to me. Presuming all
is safe, why would I need a tour guide when all we would be doing is
taking a taxi to the Egyptian Museum and going inside for the day?


The rationale for the guide is that it will avoid hassle from other
would-be guides. Even if being bothered by such people doesn't faze you,
you will inevitably be bothered by them- and no matter how much you try
and blend in, you will still obviously be a tourist.

We visited Egypt for two weeks in January in the late 90s. Our week in
Cairo had no guide, our Nile cruise from Luxor down to Aswan and back
did. We got virtually no hassle when with a guide- in Cairo itself the
hassle was manageable, and most people are just going about their
business. In Giza it was quite a different story.

I can't comment on your first question- sorry.

--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
www.davidhorne.net (email address on website)
"[Do you think the world learned anything from the first
world war?] No. They never learn." -Harry Patch (1898-2009)

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Old November 27th, 2011, 03:46 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
William Black[_2_]
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Default Cairo in January

On 27/11/11 01:12, paris2venice wrote:
I have two questions:

1) If you as a westerner were in Cairo during the first half of
January 2012, would you go to the Egyptian Museum presuming
demonstrations were existing in Tahrir Square as they have been the
last few days?


The British government recommends not.

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-...h-africa/egypt


--
William Black

Free men have open minds
If you want loyalty, buy a dog...
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Old November 27th, 2011, 05:55 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
Paul Aubrin
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On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 08:38:27 +0100, Runge 131 wrote:

Yes Cairo is now part of Europe and a lot of people do seem to have a
problem with topics on these groups...
Nevertheless the usual bunch will dissert about Cairo and martin will
pull a joke or two.


I personally prefer "the canal in October" to Cairo in January.

Another version of the tune:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOBwwIp3T4g

The previous version of "Le Canal en Octobre" was played by Dominique
Rivière the composer being Frédéric Paris (CD Rue de l'Oiseau).

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Old November 27th, 2011, 08:13 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
Runge 131
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Default Cairo in January

It was simpler to look at that instead of polluting the NG once more.


"William Black" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion :
...

On 27/11/11 01:12, paris2venice wrote:
I have two questions:

1) If you as a westerner were in Cairo during the first half of
January 2012, would you go to the Egyptian Museum presuming
demonstrations were existing in Tahrir Square as they have been the
last few days?


The British government recommends not.

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-...h-africa/egypt


--
William Black

Free men have open minds
If you want loyalty, buy a dog...

 




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