…and the voice of egyptians is deliverd loud and clear: They want to be heard and they want to participate. This is one step in the right direction, a very small step indeed. Now we need someone to listen to this voice and many others, who accept that their voive was not loud enough.

I am very glad to be part of this and it is amazing to see, how most of the Egyptian handle the crisis. And we will see, how it goes, as soon as the voices are counted and the result is published.  We will see who is supposed to rule and who is supposed to accept the defeat. And still there are bloggers detained who did nothing but criticising the military and still there are violations of human rights. And still there are a all the problems the country has.

We will see.

…things are developing to the worse at the moment. Although it feels somehow different than in January. The tension in the City is not as high as then and life is going on quite normal. Even in the discussions on campus the latest development is not a big topic but among foreign colleges.

A few kilometres from here are people fighting and also dying. But life goes on in the rest of the Cairo as nothing special would happen. Special perverted is this on facebook, where news about Midan Tahrir mix with news about private cooking habits and the latest movies. But… anyway…that’s is – this is the real world.

Military ones again explains that they would protect the revolution. At the same moment there are Videos on the Internet which show like military dressed people beating up other people. And once again it is the foreign hand which sparks the protests, as a military genaral announced today.

This time there is no Mubarak. It is a confrontation between the military council and the people on Midan Tahrir. And we will see, how it goes.

our last flat was not bad, but it was also not the best one… my beloved wife told me. We (She) decided to go on a hunt for a new flat. We called our favorite broker and he showed us roughly estimated 100000 flats in greater Maadi. The one was to small, the other to big, the third to dark and the others had a too tiny balkony. It is not easy to find exactly what you are looking for in Cairo. But the search itself is not uncomfortable. You tell the broker what you are looking for and he will show you some eligible objects, more or less…

For sure the brokers have their own interests and sometimes it is better to negotiate directly with the owner of the flat…so far he or she speaks english. And you should check everything in the new flat, the AC, the water, the tables and the chairs (!), the matresses and the little details, which may tell you a lot of things about the philosophy of the owner. (for example how the silicone is made in the bathroom and how the wall mounting is done). And do not forget to check the counter for electricity and water… otherwise it could give a little surprise… also from deeper interest are the prices for the trash removal and the house keeper (Boreb) and everything else, that might cause expenses.

But… finally… we found what we were looking for. Almost. But this is nothing special for Egypt; also in Germany it is difficult to find the perfect flat, but it is much more exhausting there and you have to fight for a flat. This is much more relaxed in Egypt. And yesterday we moved and everything that was promised by the owner is done… and we had a very quiet and cool night… without dog-terror, testosterone-manipulated-motorcycles or shop roller shutter closing during midnight with a noise of an airplane crash… but what we really missed is the call of the imam… you really get used to it and the call is also a good guide for time management, somehow.

…has its positive effects. The city was never as quiet in the night as at the moment. On the other hand it is quite boring and cab drivers do not dare to drive long distances after 11.00pm, restaurants and bars are closing at 11.00pm.