Hack in Zamalek

Ha! I went to the American University of Cairo for a semester. It's crazy to think of Hackers in Zamalek, but where there's a will (and an internet connection), there's a way.

Zamalek only has a Nile view if you are in a tower or, well, on the Nile. And the Nile is pretty "Monet"- great from afar, but up close, crude, smelly and bug-infested.

One of my favorite newsbites from time in country was when shortly after H5N1 (Bird Flu) was discovered up river (geographically South) a poultry merchant was ordered to kill his flock. How did he choose to do this? Oh, by drowning them in the country's major water supply.

What's the view like from there? Can you see the Nile?