The police who 'escorted' us...
We were escorted by a police jeep when we were driving around Faiyoum. They made our journey very slow because we had to follow their speed. At the Aineel Shaeer's springs, I bought them packets of peanuts and when we finally stopped for lunch in Faiyoum town (it was after 3 pm actually), Kak Faridah decided to buy them burgers etc.
But did they appreciate it? Nope! Instead they asked for money from us! Imagine, they even gave back all the food in exchange for money! At first we were a bit reluctant to give them but since that would make sure they stopped following us, we gave them the money. If I'm not mistaken it was LE10 for one soldier. In fact, it was cheaper than buying them food...sigh.
The experience definitely left something bitter about Egypt. Probably, we should have anticipated paying some sort of 'duit kopi' but we seriously thought that they were just doing their job...sigh. Anyway, after that our journey was smooth and uneventful.
The kids in the restaurant...
We were waiting for our food...
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