Hey, I am in Africa!

Cute Bugger
Originally uploaded by kden604.

I just realized this last night, normally I make a big deal of it.... I'm officially in Africa! woo hooo!

If you are wondering why I'm using pictures of all the stray animals, I haven't taken any pictures in Egypt yet.

It's not even funny how cheap things are here... Let's give you some examples...

1 Egyptian Pound is $0.22 Canadian Dollars....

My dinner last night cost 3.75 EP, my tea cost 0.50 EP, my Hostel room including breakfast costs a whopping 25 EP ($5.44 CDN)...

I calculated the entry fees on all the major attractions in Cairo area and it is about 360-400 EP, or roughly 75-85 Dollars Canadian... It seems like so much when you are dealing in EP but it's really not all that much to see the pyramids and museums.

People are real scammers to tourists here, I was wandering around and I started speaking to a local for a bit... he bought me a tea and bread thing which for him cost 2 EP for both of us... but he got in a big shouting match with the owner because the owner wanted to charge the "forgeiner" rate which would have been 2 EP each basically. The bread things are 2 for 1 EP for a local... but they will try to get 1 for 1EP from all tourists, if not more.

Water too, they will try to get 2-3 EP per 1.5 L from tourists... but I went with the guy I met and paid 2 1.5 L bottles for 3 EP. Kind of makes you angry that they do it so obviously.

Yesterday I thought Internet was kind of expensive until I worked out what it really costs... it's 4-5 EP an hour.... or $1.08 CDN / HR which is cheaper than anywhere I've been so far. Or damned close to it.

Ok done with this post, I need to get some passport photos done for the Indian Embassy. I just printed off some banking information here so now I need to get some photo copies of things and I'll be set.

Buh-bye.