Time: Wednesday September 30th, 8 pm. (and that doesn't mean "come fashionably late at 10 pm". If you do come at 10 pm we'll still be there but you'd have missed 2 awesome hours. Tab 3ala eih? :)
Location has changed!: Le Grillon. Why? Because it's so downtown-kitschy, it had to be there. Used to be a hangout for famous Egyptian leftists and intellectuals. We'll be at the 'garden'.
☛ 8 Qasr El Nil St., off Talaat Harb Square, right next to the Qasr El Nil theatre. There's a big sign on the street (a large red one, I believe), so you Downtown, Cairo.
Location has changed!: Le Grillon. Why? Because it's so downtown-kitschy, it had to be there. Used to be a hangout for famous Egyptian leftists and intellectuals. We'll be at the 'garden'.
☛ 8 Qasr El Nil St., off Talaat Harb Square, right next to the Qasr El Nil theatre. There's a big sign on the street (a large red one, I believe), so you Downtown, Cairo.
(we had to change from Cafe Riche - sorry 'bout that - because apparently an entire aisle of the place is out of service, so a large group at the bar would've been too much for them to handle.)
What to expect: Friendly people who are as keen as you on meeting the interesting folks behind the 140-characters-or-less. And Cairo being a village, you'll probably recognise a few faces too.
Suggested topics of discussion may include current events, the new season of Gossip Girl, and the Americano-Zionisto-Bloggero-conspiracy on Farouk Hosni. Obviously.
Talking about the weather and mosalsalat Ramadan is discouraged. El ra7ma 7elwa.
How many people we are expecting: Given that it's the first even of its kind, and knowing that many people have already confirmed they're coming, we estimate the attendance to... hmm... we don't have the slightest freaking idea.
Yep, sounds about right.
And that's part of the fun! This said, you are STRONGLY encouraged to let us know whether you're (probably) coming (by leaving a comment, email, or on twitter), just so we can get a rough estimate of whether Cafe Riche will be adequate (or whether we need to relocate to the Cairo stadium or something.)
What to bring: Yourself, other Twitterers who are ambivalent about coming :) and money for your drinks. We love you and all but no open bar this time.
و الحاضر يعلم الغايب!! Yalla!
Cairo, we'll see you in a few days.
And that's part of the fun! This said, you are STRONGLY encouraged to let us know whether you're (probably) coming (by leaving a comment, email, or on twitter), just so we can get a rough estimate of whether Cafe Riche will be adequate (or whether we need to relocate to the Cairo stadium or something.)
What to bring: Yourself, other Twitterers who are ambivalent about coming :) and money for your drinks. We love you and all but no open bar this time.
و الحاضر يعلم الغايب!! Yalla!
Cairo, we'll see you in a few days.
5 comments:
I'm jealous. I would love to be there. :-)
ربنا يوفقكم :)
We're in! (2 of us).
(probably!)
محمد هادا أنا حسدتكم :)
I'm with Khaled--I wish I could go too.....OTOH, Khaled speaks the language....
"Bar?" As in, to drink alcohol at? I'm astonished.....
Have fun! I suspect this is Cairo's first flash-mob, no?
Khaled, Sarah - Well, there's room for you both! And there'll be plenty of english being spoken around for you to be involved. Yalla, come! :)
And yes, Le Grillon does serve alcohol. To each their drink of choice. I'll go for a diet coke and perhaps a shisha. :)
Michael - you're both welcome! Yalla!
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