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the station and part of Old Cairo which adjoins Gizeh.

When getting the tickets I noticed a whole set of dummy coins nailed down to the sill of the window. There are so many languages spoken in Cairo that when a man cannot be made to understand the price of the ticket, the ticket seller simply points to the coin he requires. So simple isn't it. In all trains, trams, buses etc. any notice is generally put up in four or five different languages.

The trip to Bedrashun (our destination) [also spelt Badrashin] was delightful after seeing so much of the sandy old

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