Nevenka and I experienced the best taxi ride ever in Cairo. We got into the cleanest taxi ever; one with a meter (so there would be no question about the fare at the end); with the quietest driver; and with great music. Well, "great" is relative. The previous taxi we were in was blasting bad "pop". This one started out with the guitar prelude and smoothly into "Hotel California." I apparently started singing along and the driver took note - and raised the volume, obviously to please me (or drown me out? :-)
Before the Eagles had even finished their tune, the driver (who had to be "my age", which is to say a lot older than most other drivers we've had lately) skipped through whatever CD was in his system until he decided Bob Marley was suitable for Cairo traffic at night. He was right. Although we were stuck in normal (slow, beeping) traffic, Marley was crooning out that we had no reason to "worry" 'cuz "every little thing's gonna be alright". And he was right. We ended our ride much too soon! (Bob was still singing) The meter read only 4.50 LE (Egyptian Pounds), which is less than a dollar! I was so happy, and "generous", I gave him a whopping pound-fifty tip, i.e., 6 LE (around $1.10)!
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