Egypt 19-Mustafa comrades

Before leaving the last night of Egypt, Cairo again.

I can't find to go to the hotel, just ask street side of the tourist police, the police do not speak English, a passing men taking me to find the hotel. In only a minute, he asked me where to, and then say my life never visited China. Press the I in Egypt nearly twenty days of experience, if you talk for a minute they haven't asked me what was the name, this is a strange thing. But he did not ask.

He brought me to the hotel downstairs, then politely goodbye.

Less than half an hour, I pack up and ready to go out of the hotel, going for a walk and then to El Lily market buy some souvenirs as a gift.

The hotel's location in the bustling downtown, I walked along just the selected rule the road, going out, probably a few hundred meters, and suddenly a voice in the adjacent said: I've just seen you should be!

Looked back and actually just that helped me the way.

Does not intend to meet again, more cordial.

Naturally, we are in the street with aimless wandering.

His name is Mustafa, was a military officer, in the Western desert of what the army, he said himself a year eleven months in every day work, without rest, so every year there is a month of vacation, he always spoke in Cairo streets to spend their holidays. I was in the middle of Egypt who, his English is rather good, at least not so many strange Egypt accent, but also humorous. I think this is a well educated.

Mustafa said: you should not only according to the travel guide book, I want to show you the real life in Egypt.

He is familiar with the terrain Super, unknowingly, actually took me around the three markets. Sure enough, and selling souvenirs of lily market completely, these local markets without those national feature rich crafts, much inferior clothing stores and a variety of small vendors, this is to prepare the local people. Market of people who have pushed the edge of the hand will walk. And the entire market is not a foreigner, I can see many people staring at me curiously, there are many small vendors look I want to speak but without the lips Zhang.

If you are alone, I was never afraid to lounge around in these areas, but there is a robust Egypt friends on edge, I'm afraid.

I told Mustafa said, I want to buy that just called "sucking" water swim, perfume or something as souvenirs.

He said that if you go to buy something, they will lie to you, give you a very high price, but if I help you to buy, be cheaper.

After a while he came back with a "suck it" to tell me is 120 pounds.

Heard the price I was a tight, prior to that I know of a way France, her "sucking up", as long as 50 Egyptian pounds. I think that I came across on the road, passionate Mustafa may be being cheated me Sir.

At one o'clock in the evening, he sent me back to the hotel door, and an appointment the next day 10: in the hotel entrance, first look at a few buildings, go shopping, Lily.

Then said I should give him 160 pounds, in addition to absorbing it, there are 40 pounds is dinner. But to my understanding of Egypt prices, I know that the meal should be less expensive.

Back to the room, I watched the "suck it" felt very depressed and have been thinking this Mustafa in the end is not a liar: he was in Al-Lily market and I met in the vicinity of the hotel several acquaintances, he was so keen to take me to buy Papyrus, buy perfume, there seems to be more and more evidence that Mustapha is a tourist guide, even if he really is the soldier, that part-time tour guide.

But I still feel comforted themselves, because the night he did with me to see a lot of me in any case it is not possible to see things, I think, even if he cheated money is paid in full when the tour guide.

I decided to throw him.

Very early the next day, I wrote a note to let down the doorman to him. A quarter of an hour ahead of the stairs, doorman, I hesitate to hesitate, Debby and also there for him. Once again, I decided to wait until half past ten, one minute or more. Egypt people love late, if he is late, it's not my responsibility.

Mustafa very punctual, he appeared in five minutes in advance.

A meeting, he'd take me to a nearby Perfume store, even if I tell him my time is very tight, don't want to purchase.

But I still stay up for five minutes.

To Saladin, he said that this is the place where he had been to hundreds of times, didn't want to go in, just across the road in a bus stop waiting for me.

An appointment for an hour, and then go to a lily.

About the morning to take me to buy a perfume move finally irritated me, now I want to get rid of his determination was iffy.

I took in the castle for two and a half hours, sitting on the roof of the castle of coffee.

Quiet, away from me and Mustafa about good time has already past one and a half hours, and I think he must have been waiting impatience, long gone.

I am also prepared to leave.

At the Castle gate saw a group of Chinese, I take their commercial vehicles leave Saladin.

Half past one, when I was sitting on a black Mercedes on passing the bus stop, at a glance see Mustafa is standing there staring at the gate to the Castle.

He was still waiting for me!

My first reaction was stooped to hide his face, he is not likely to see me, he definitely did not expect I will sit in the local public car.

I finally couldn't confirm that he has not lied to me, but I do know I cheated on him.

I swear, in addition to the Nile butts, that is my only Egypt done a bad thing!