Memories: coffee making in cairo

Final result

And the source of it all... Brazil! 

Photo: Ahuagi

Perched Ahuagi from the coffee house close to my place. Mona Lisa-like smile on him.

Also, Here's a really good article about the history of Coffee in the Arab world. Really, it's a great article. 

Photo: I am the Government... of coffee and mess

Thought this photo is funny and was worth a share:

It's from a commons area at Cairo University and it basically says "eating and beverages on these tables will be banned if you keep on leaving your garbage around" 

It's signed by "the director" and next to that, someone wrote "I am the government" in Arabic. I'm not quite sure if they meant that the director is the government or if the writer is.

Also notable that there are coffee marks on the paper, a blatant provocation... ahh... youth these days...

I guess the "I am the government" addition is funny, but it also exemplifies the I'm-a-rich-Egyptian-and-there-are-poor-people-around-to-clean-up-after-my-shit syndrome.

"I am the Government" of coffee and mess. 

Soon, I'll probably write another post going into more detail about this syndrome and other things that illustrate some of this country's underlying problems.

El Camarín de las Musas

A picture from possibly the best café in all of Buenos Aires, the café in front of 'El Camarín de las Musas'.