Fireworks!

Last week we were walking across the Nile on our way to Zamalek and were startled by the sound of loud explosions. At first, I thought an engine had backfired, when suddenly the sky lit up with colors. For some reason or another, they (not sure who) were launching fireworks across the river! It was really cool. Here are two shots: One actually in focus, the other kind of artistic (sadly, unintentionally so):

Unfortunately, you can't see it very clearly but that bright white sign on top of one of the lower buildings says "Mobil" on it. We were joking that they were celebrating striking oil. It felt a little like being welcomed to the city.