917 Intercontinental Cairo's View@23:46 hrs

This was quite unusual habit of Cairo! The scene that you see in the picture captured from one of the InterContinental Hotel’s elegant room did not reflex the cosmopolitan densely populated Cairo, which accommodates 20 millions Egyptians. It was Friday night though; end of the month, but the scene instigated my mind to wonder why? It might have been adversely resulted by the worst economic turmoil ever experienced by not only Egypt, but also all countries and nations around the globe. Consequently, reduced the purchasing power and dramatically changed the people mindset. This reminded me on the news that I read early in the morning that the poverty level in Egypt has increased to around 45%. In the absolute term, it means around 36 million Egyptians survive this strenuous life earning less than two (2) USD per month or EGP 12 per month. One may wonder how to survive with only two USD per month? On the other side of the coin, amid the worst turmoil, the InterContinental’s occupancy rate is still within their target.