Breakfast in Hadaba

Just a mile or so west of the Great Pyramids, as the road bends to the south toward Fayoum, lies an area of housing known both as Pyramids Heights and Hadaba.  We had been invited to breakfast with a friend in Hadaba.

This community has homes priced mostly in the $200,000 to $400,000 range - considerably upscale from our area - but not quite in the "New Cairo" range.  There is a wall separating this hilly area from the highway on one side and no development on the pyramid side.  Many properties do have a pyramids view.


The area is old enough that there are trees lining the streets.


The home we were visiting had a nice garden area with trees and plants where we sat for breakfast.  This is Egyptian cuisine at its finest - clockwise from the bottom center:  french fries, falafel, fuul, "old cheese," tomatoes, eggplant and fried eggs.  All served with plenty of fresh local bread.  The eggplant plate has some very hot peppers that can be added as necessary.


The morning temperature was only 65 degrees but soon felt too hot in the sun so we moved underneath one of the owner's mango trees for tea, coffee and conversation.  Of course, I can't sit underneath the mango tree without thoughts of Ursala Andress and Sean Connery in Dr. No as I hum the tune.  Does this give away my age or does every James Bond fan think of this?