tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31844753.post115668221106242472..comments2023-10-31T13:47:11.422+02:00Comments on BellyLorna: Metro and numbersLorna (aka BellyLorna!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08084848477083529818noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31844753.post-54980755727026741122009-09-24T12:28:40.750+02:002009-09-24T12:28:40.750+02:00hehe... glad the blog is bringing back good memori...hehe... glad the blog is bringing back good memories olesya!<br /><br />and well done you for reading the signs!!!!Lorna (aka BellyLorna!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084848477083529818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31844753.post-27746882329555491832009-09-23T23:34:50.694+02:002009-09-23T23:34:50.694+02:00This blog brings alive so many memories of my shor...This blog brings alive so many memories of my short time in Cairo.... And this bit sounds so painfully familiar! After being completely ripped off buying spices at "local" prices ("if you think something is a good deal in Egypt, you are being ripped off" - heard that one too late!), I was determined to learn arabic numbers (kindly provided by the lonely planet book) and the best way to practice was indeed to read the car number plates! For the whole hour on the bus from pyramids back to central Cairo I was trying to read them out my bored hubbie :) It paid off that same night when we went to stock up on egyptian sweeties and the seller was trying to make out they were 25 e. pounds whereas the price tag said 6! He was VERY impressed (or rather disappointed) when I pointed out his slight discrepancy.Olesyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31844753.post-1157055158479889782006-08-31T23:12:00.000+03:002006-08-31T23:12:00.000+03:00Fantastic blog Lorna! Great to visit regularly an...Fantastic blog Lorna! Great to visit regularly and see what you've been up to and what is going on in Cairo.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to your next instalment!<BR/><BR/>Annette xxAnnette McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841294041646478190noreply@blogger.com