El-Azhar Park in El-Darassa is a remarkable park that was once a waste dump 4 years ago. After climbing a hill we were able to get to the highest point in El-Azhar Park and we were able to identify three distinct areas before us. One was El-Azhar, the other was Bab Zweila and also the City of the Dead (which surprisingly was very living and has people in the lower income classes living there). The City of the Dead was quite interesting, the idea of having people living in a city that's main goal was to be houses for the dead was something I have never about. The view from the peak of the hill was breath-taking (the shots came out great as well). The park must a romantic hit as well since we saw a bunch of couples walking together, talking, smiling and taking pictures of one another as they would stand on top of ledges to get a nice shot. 
After walking around the park we made our way to St. Joseph's Hotel, a beautiful and intricately designed hotel overlooking the whole city, scenic environment and the water fountains outside. The clear blue sky complemented the atmosphere and chicken tandoori panini with the oreo frapaccinno was amazing with the setting =D. On the ride to Horus Hotel, I gazed out the window and saw Cairo before me. To be honest, I'm going to miss all the remarkable landmarks and simple and natural beauty of the Masjids and the Palm Trees.
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