EgyptSearch Forums: Post A Reply

...

»	EgyptSearch Forums » Living in Egypt » Hanging out in Zamalek » Post A Reply

Post A Reply
Login Name:
Password:
Message Icon:
Message: HTML is not enabled. UBB Code™ is enabled. UBB Code™ Images not permitted.	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ford Prefect (not perfect): [QB] Here's a good place to start for ideas: http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/zamalekl.htm It's a rather old article and it only focuses on one area of Zamalek, some of the shops may have moved also. Mobaco Cottons for example is no longer there last time I was in the neighborhood, there is one at the Marriott now. In the area depicted by the article, I would not rely on a cab for exploring it... just walk it. The streets there are very congested. The Cairo Tower is cool too, some great views from up there. [/QB][/QUOTE]

Instant Graemlins	Instant UBB Code™
	What is UBB Code™?

Options

Disable Graemlins in this post.

T O P I C R E V I E W
LovedOne Member # 10222	posted I was telling hubby I thought it would be nice to go to Zamalek and just walk around or whatever, and it's not that far from where we are, but hubby doesn't know Zamalek well at all, and I've never been there. Wondering if anyone has any recommendations about nice stores or cafes or places to visit / things to do there? Also, are the mosquitoes bad in the evening/night there since it's right by the water?
Tigerlily Member # 3567	posted Just get into a cab and explore it!!
Sashyra8 Member # 14488	posted Zamalek is a wonderful area to take a walk around,Loved One.Very pleasant and relatively quiet compared to other areas close to downtown.Also,if one does'nt speak Arabic it's even more,since it's mainly inhabited by expats. Is one of my favorites in Cairo.
Dzosser Member # 9572	posted Don't wanna brag about Zamalek because that's where I live my image on ES is already dented enough, for me to behave like a border-line extict class of Egyptians. For anything about Zamalek, ask the expats, like TL or Dalia who are more knowledgeable.. or simply ask Jeeves.
Sashyra8 Member # 14488	posted Wot??Nobody else can speak or give opinion about Zamalek other than you cause you live there,Dzosser??? It's still one of my favorite areas of Cairo to stroll around...regardless if you live there or not.
Tigerlily Member # 3567	posted Oh well it's been over 10 years since I left but I am sure all the buildings are still there!! Dzosser, I lived on Shagaret Al Dorr St. (very close to Pub 28 ), Adel Abu Bakr St., Bahgat Aly St., a small street right off Brasil St. and two other places I can't remember their street names. And I met my now husband at a pub in Zamalek too!!
Dzosser Member # 9572	posted quote: Originally posted by Sashyra8: It's still one of my favorite areas of Cairo to stroll around...regardless if you live there or not. Good to know, that you only strolled in Zamalek, but didn't have a chance to enjoy dining in any of its restaurants or even visit the Marriott Hotel , the Mahmoud Khalil museum, the Cairo Tower, the Opera house, the Gezira Club, Al Ahli Club, the Nile boats and the variety of shops and boutiques.
Sashyra8 Member # 14488	posted quote: Originally posted by Dzosser: quote: Originally posted by Sashyra8: It's still one of my favorite areas of Cairo to stroll around...regardless if you live there or not. Good to know, that you only strolled in Zamalek, but didn't have a chance to enjoy dining in any of its restaurants or even visit the Marriott Hotel , the Mahmoud Khalil museum, the Cairo Tower, the Opera house, the Gezira Club, Al Ahli Club, the Nile boats and the variety of shops and boutiques. And who told you i only strolled,and that i didnt know of any of those you mentioned,or that i didnt visit them?For not living there i consider i can make it myself around pretty well,dont you think? ....but still remains a favorite to stroll.
Dzosser Member # 9572	posted quote: Originally posted by Tigerlily: Oh well it's been over 10 years since I left but I am sure all the buildings are still there!! Dzosser, I lived on Shagaret Al Dorr St. (very close to Pub 28 ), Adel Abu Bakr St., Bahgat Aly St., a small street right off Brasil St. and two other places I can't remember their street names. And I met my now husband at a pub in Zamalek too!! There are so many pubs in Zamalek nowadays, much more 'IN' than Pub 28, which has become a good restaurant with a bar where you can enjoy a drink or two with a friend. Examples of those fashionable places are 'La Bodega' on 26th.July St. , Don Quixote on Heshmat St. followed by Five bells on Ismail Muhammad St.
Tigerlily Member # 3567	posted Are DEALS and L'AUBERGINE still in??
Dzosser Member # 9572	posted quote: Originally posted by Tigerlily: Is DEALS and L'AUBERGINE still in?? Yes, they are, L'aubergine is strictly vegetarian as was always, TL you seem to know your way around
*Dalia* Member # 13012	posted quote: Originally posted by Dzosser: L'aubergine is strictly vegetarian as was always And their food tastes awful. Never had a meal there that I liked, and I'm not very picky.
Dzosser Member # 9572	posted And their food tastes awful. Never had a meal there that I liked, and I'm not very picky. Don't eat it, lots of expats hang out where you don't. Matter of taste, I guess..
*Dalia* Member # 13012	posted quote: Originally posted by Dzosser: Don't eat it I don't.
Ford Prefect (not perfect) Member # 9338	posted Here's a good place to start for ideas: http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/zamalekl.htm It's a rather old article and it only focuses on one area of Zamalek, some of the shops may have moved also. Mobaco Cottons for example is no longer there last time I was in the neighborhood, there is one at the Marriott now. In the area depicted by the article, I would not rely on a cab for exploring it... just walk it. The streets there are very congested. The Cairo Tower is cool too, some great views from up there.
LovedOne Member # 10222	posted Thanks Ford, it sounds like we will be able to find many nice stores, etc. there. I was telling hubby tonight that I made a post on ES asking about places in Zamalek, and he said he used to go there back in his college days, he just hasn't been lately, so I guess he used to know places but we will both get to explore it now together.
Dzosser Member # 9572	posted This is Zamalek's history, sorry its all in French, but you can see how it was then.. Historical Zamalek Simply click on 'Le CAIRE' on the left, then 'B - Iles, rive gauche, rive droite' , then ' II - Zamalek'..
Sashyra8 Member # 14488	posted quote: Originally posted by Dzosser: This is Zamalek's history, sorry its all in French, but you can see how it was then.. Historical Zamalek Simply click on 'Le CAIRE' on the left, then 'B - Iles, rive gauche, rive droite' , then ' II - Zamalek'.. Ford Prefect's link is better!
Ford Prefect (not perfect) Member # 9338	posted I did some digging and found a sunset pic I had taken from the Cairo Tower back in Oct. of 2005 during Ramadan. http://i41.tinypic.com/elbtzb.jpg Here's another from earlier the same day looking up the Nile. You can see the Sheraton Hotel in the center left. http://i39.tinypic.com/fo2fsj.jpg
Tigerlily Member # 3567	posted Oh well, back in history 100 years or so. LovedOne that's not how Zamalek looks anymore!! And FP, I assume that you took these pics on your first unforgettable visit in Egypt. I was always amazed how quiet the city becomes in the early morning hours.