Black Tea at a Café in Cairo | Egypt Travel Blog: Day 0 (Part 5)
/First Time at a Café in Cairo – Trying Egyptian Tea
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In the last part, I talked about the Monastery and the largest churches in the Middle East. Today, I will write about the rest of my first day (Day 0) in Cairo, Egypt.
One we finished visiting all the churches, we were tired. That was a lot of walking uphill. I met an Australian couple with whom I got acquainted very well. The weird thing is they visited Canada in 2018, when I visited Australia.
Our tour guide took us to a café, which was on the 2nd floor. This was my first time entering a café in Egypt. It looked a bit old and rundown, but that added charm to the place. The café was half full, but still noisy. I saw lots of ceiling fans running, as it was hot in winter in December.
The black tea with lots of sugar tasted unreal. I had black tea before in many places, but I was not sure why tea in Egypt tasted so good. 3 teas costed 10 LE (Egyptian Pounds), which was around $1 CAD. I also bought a beef shish kebab sandwich for 20 LE and a Dasani 750 ml water for 4 LE. So cheap!
Dinner at The Oasis Hotel Restaurant
After returning to my hotel, I had coffee in my room. I took a shower and then relaxed a little before heading out for dinner.
For dinner, I had a kebab and kofta skewer of lamb and grounded meat, Egyptian style. There was no water included and it costed 175 LE ($16 CAD), which I found expensive. The food quality was so-so and service was poor.
