從一座俯瞰埃及首都的小山的古堡上,我們把開羅和尼羅河流域的全貌一覽無馀。城内密佈着一長列平房,中間點綴着仍在曙色朦胧中的回教教堂的尖塔;尼罗河那边,极目所至,可以看到沙漠横在一边。我的同伴——在旅馆中邻居的一个埃及人——是我在去开罗的飞机上遇到的。他同意做我的向导。 From a castle overlooking the Egyptian capital’s hill, we have a picture of the entire Cairo and Nile rivers. The city is dotted with a long list of bungalows dotted with the still spire of the still-dawn Islamist Church. Over the Nile, you can see the desert side by side. My companion, an Egyptian neighbor in the hotel, was on my plane to Cairo. He agreed to be my guide.