Culture Shock! Egypt - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

310 CultureShock! Egypt

„ Garden City House (no stars)

23 Kamal ad-Din Salah, Garden City, Cairo, Egypt

Tel: (02) 2794-8400, 2794-4969; fax: (02) 2794-4126

Website: http://www.gardencityhouse.com

With its Old World ambiance, this hotel was once very

popular among Egyptologists but now is more favoured

by university students, so with its budget pricing it may

be a very nice choice for young travellers. There is a

restaurant, and some rooms have private baths. Not a

place for children or those who don’t want something not

quite so modern, but it is clean, friendly and a place for

pretty good food. It’s located behind the Intercontinental

Semiramis. Just ask for directions at the Semiramis.

MANAGING YOUR MONEY: BANKS

For a listing of Egyptian banks, addresses and phone numbers

go to:

http://www.egyptdailynews.com/egypt%20banks.htm

Some Egyptian banks have Internet sites, for example:

„ Banque Misr

Website: http://www.banquemisr.com.eg/index.asp

„ Alwatany Bank of Egypt

Website: http://www.alwatany.net/

„ Banque du Caire

Website: http://www.bdc.com.eg/English/

Emergency Numbers (Cairo)

„ American Express (24 hour customer service)

Tel: (02) 2480-1530

„ Visa Card (Lost Cards)

Tel: (toll free in Cairo) 510-0200-866-654-0128

(outside Cairo) 02-510-0200-866-654-0128

„ Western Union Money Transfer

Tel: (02) 2755-5165 (Heliopolis); (02) 2796-2151 (Garden City)

Website: http://www.westernunion.com/ (Click “Find A

Location”)