Thursday, September 1, 2011

We Almost Died Today

Okay, so I exaggerate, but only slightly.

We were coming home from taking the kids to eat at Carino's (yep - that one) on a boat on the Nile.
This one:

So, we were coming home on the Corniche Al-Nil, and as typical Egyptian taxi drivers go, ours decided to make a stop on the way for a few groceries.

As we were waiting, we hear a gunshot, followed by a RUSH of people into the street.  In this area (Massara), the Corniche whittles down to one lane and it was just completely filled.  Our taxi was in the front of the mess, so we watched as men threw cinder blocks at one another and cars that attempted to drive through were hit.  It had lasted for at least ten minutes when Mr. Taxi decides it's time to drive through, so away we go into the fury of bricks and blocks.  My husband and I throw ourselves over our children, and fortunately we miss any projectiles that are thrown at our way.  We make it the rest of the way without incident (alhamdulilah!) and so I can tell our tale.

Apparently Massara isn't the best area of Cairo, which is good to know since one of the many schools we've been considering is located there.  It also the area where Hosni and his kids are currently staying (I mean prison, of course).

So now it's bedtime, and I still have two toddlers up and naughty!

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