Exotic Enigmatic Egypt! Part 3

The internet connection is pretty unstable. So, I shall quickly load the photos and get this posted up. Remember to click on the highlighted words to read up more on the places I went too.

After lunch, we boarded our bus again and made our way to Mohamed Ali Mosque, located at Citadel. Here are some pics I took of this pretty place.

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From the mosque to the church, next on the list was the Old Hanging Church

I felt a sense of calm here; dimly lit and silence all around...the only thing one can hear is probably the clicking of cameras. Hahaha....

When we left this area and headed towards our bus, we came across a stall that sells all sorts of nuts. We were so taken in by the large selection available (unlike our conventional kacang putih man's stall), the bunch of us made the owner of this stall a happy man as he pocketed our money in exchange for his nuts (Err! That came out wrong...haha....) when we ended up buying the nuts, herd mentality style. The nuts aren't that cheap, a small bag goes for 20 Egyptian Pounds (approx. RM12!) but they were absolutely delicious and worth going nutty over.

I only noticed this later...protruding upward and open pipes were turned into makeshift "nutshell" bin.

We then had a buffet spread for dinner at Happy Dolphin Restaurant. The place looked promising as we entered but alas, we had a familiar line up as far as the food is concerned. Hahaha....So, here we go...

One thing to like about this restaurant is the view of River Nile...at least the sight of this river ended the night on a beautiful note.

To Be Continued ...

Soo Kee's Son Meng Chuan, Prawn & Beef Noodles @ Medan Imbi, KL

Taking a break from Egypt, I looked through my folders and found this (taken back in Dec!) and immediately told myself I need to visit this place soon. I missed Malaysian food a lot after my trip to Egypt and this is one of those noodles that I crave for.

I usually eat at the original Soo Kee located at 14, Medan Imbi but on the night we went, it was closed. Next alternative, Soo Kee's Son Meng Chuan which is just opposite across from daddy's place. This was my first time eating here but I do realise that this place is usually not as crowded as compared to original Soo Kee. I found Soo Kee's Son had a cleaner place and the workers were more friendly (in the sense that they actually smile as opposed to the straight face ones from daddy's place).

Since there were only two of us, we couldn't really order a lot. Being more of a beef lover rather than prawns, we opted for the Keong Choong Ngau Yoke Hor (Ginger Spring Onion Beef Noodles - in this case, Flat Noodles) over the other specialty of Sang Har Mee (Fresh Water Prawn Noodles).

But first, the essential Pickled Green Chillies - a must when eating the beef noodles.


When the noodles arrived, it looked good! We found the beef slices was tender and nice but not as tender as Soo Kee's. However, Soo Kee's Son fared better in terms of the noodles as it had "wok hei" (the "essence" imparted by a hot wok on the food - according to Wikipedia) and was full of flavour coupled with the yummy egg swirled gravy!


We wanted vegetables and we wanted soup too, so we ended up ordering the 2 in one dish; Spinach in Superior Broth. It had a generous amount of golden anchovies and bits of century egg (my fave!) and the soup was indeed superior!

I'm not sure about how the other dishes fare here but it was an enjoyable dinner though it wasn't our first choice of venue. The next time I'm in the area and looking for beef noodles...I think I might just pick the son's place over the dad's ;o).

For a history lesson on Soo Kee's and his children, check out Babe_KL's post HERE.

It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. ~ Johann Schiller

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Mrs Pitt sent this link to me, I enjoyed it so much that I wanted to post this here. There's a surprise in store! Have a great weekend, everyone!