felucca

One of the last things my mother and I did in Cairo was hire a felucca for a short sail on the Nile. We ran out of time during our last trip, so I wanted to be sure that we fit it in this time. It was a cold and windy day, so there were few other boats on the river, but it was a wonderful experience. We picked up some "kushari," a favorite food among Egyptians, and had a picnic on the boat. The best thing about it was that from the water, we could still hear the honking horns and noise of the city, but it was a reprieve from being immersed in the constant roar of Cairo.