Before and after raids on the enemy The LRDG would meet here, Mena House Hotel, for a few swift cocktails to take the edge off. It is an hotel steeped in history and where we too shall be staying on the nights prior to and at the conclusion of our Expedition. The chaos of the mad Gizza traffic is left behind as you pass through the high gates into a delightful garden, then into the hotels where all is cool and the staff are immaculately dressed in white. Mahmoud and I enjoyed a Cappuccino in the lounge yesterday. Very reasonable at 50 Egyptian Pounds (about £5 UK)
