ZAGAZIG /
The friendly river promenade
Zagazig will never see mass-tourism, at least not until its only main attraction, Bubastis has been put together. It is a place where people work and live. But unappealing it is not. The river walk is long and at points quite beautiful, especially in the afternoons when the low sun creates long shadows. Another thing are the Zagazigians, who rarely see foreigners, and cannot help say "Hello", "Welcome" or the most common "What's your name". But they are sweet, and to me they seemed to be really concerned that the odd foreign visitor should leave with the best image of their city in mind. And if you ever wondered what a bag of chips, a bottle of water, a sandwich of kofta or a microbus ride really cost, come to Zagazig!
