So since about four hours I'm back in town, in the mother of the world, the Egyptian capital Cairo, after some difficulties concerning my accomodation and transport - heard of the Lufthansa strike? My flight was cancelled and it was impossible to get some information by phone because the hotline was so overloaded that I was not even put on hold. And I tried really hard to get through... So Sunday I went to the airport in Düsseldorf and there could change my flight to Egypt air.

In the airplane I met a very nice guy who will work for the national TV station in Cairo for some days so the four hours flying just spun away. Maybe we will meet tomorrow and stroll through Khan Khalili a little.

I was picked up at the airport by a guy sent by the hotel I checked in. Traffic is still crazy and even now I hear the noise although it is past midnight and I'm aloft the city in the 16th floor. The hotel is simple but the guys at the reception seem to be nice. We chatted a little Arabic/English and then I bought a new SIM for my mobile and some water, bread and cheese around the corner. It seems as if I stranded again in the car repair shops area like in Aleppo but the people at the street were friendly and did not seem to care about me walking around after dark.

So now I will smoke one more cigarette, read a bit Kerouac and then get pretty sleepy and have nice dreams :)