Crossing the Street

I believe that I've already mentioned the difficulty and thrill of crossing street in Cairo. When we, the study abroad students, went to Alexandria, we assumed that the same rules applied. After we had checked into our hotel, we wanted to walk along the Mediterranean Sea, which was on the other side of the highway. We had to cross eight lanes of traffic, four at a time, while cars flew by at 60km/hr. No big deal--we did it.

When we wanted to get back to the hotel, we expected to do the same thing even though traffic was heavier. While waiting for an opportunity to dash across the street, an Egyptian man made it clear that we shouldn't cross. He gestured down the sidewalk, and I thought that he wanted us to cross further down. As it turns out, there is a tunnel under the highway so that you don't have to run across it. What a luxury!