Korba Festival!

Yesterday I went to the festival that was being held in Korba, Heliopolis. They have done it a few times before but I was always too lazy to go. I was really curious to see what it was all about plus a main motivator was to say bye to my friend Abbassi who was going to Belgium on business for 2 months, and to say bye to Bassem Shohdy who was going back to his job in Sudan. So we drive there, Dina, her sister, her mum, Sara, and I. That was mistake number one coz the place was crammed with cars! Luckily, as we were looking for a parking spot, my friend Bassem Youssef was all of a sudden in the car in front of us so managed to help us get a parking spot, and because he was so kind, he found a parking spot right after we did so we managed to walk to the festival together. It was really cool to see that in Cairo they managed to close off the streets, have artists drawing on the roads with chalk, plus seeing a stage all set up for West Il Balad. It was impressive to see that here! But of course there's always a glitsh! They closed off the roads and made the festival from 12-7 and there was absolutely NOTHING in the closed roads...no souvenir booths, or games, or anything. They could have done so much more to make the event more interesting. Instead you were left walking back and forth enjoying the mere fact that you were bumping into sooo many familiar faces. So the initiative was great but go all the way and make it an event to remember! For me, the very special memory in it was I was with Abbassi, Bassem, and Tamer Deif all in one place. We hadnt done that in SO long! I used to hang out with those 3 ALL the time and lately we havent been able to due to each one of us either being abroad or busy with work. Plus, I loved spending some time with Dina, Sara, and Bassem, hilarious bunch!