Flights: EgyptAir, 6 Adly St. (tel. 76 39 99). (tel. 390 0999, fax 390 6078), and Nile Hilton, by Tahrir Sq. (tel. 76 39 99). You can reach their central reservations and information service at 75 06 00

Buses, Trains, Metro, Taxis: See respective sections above in Transportation.

Car Rental: For maniacs willing to risk life and limb to achieve relative freedom of mobility: Avis (tel. 76 64 32/3), Europcar (tel. 340 1152), Hertz (tel. 347 4172/ 2238). and Budget (tel. 341 3790). Rates for a compact range between US$33 and US$60 per day; promotional and weekly rates are better. Age restrictions vary: 21 and older for Hertz, 25 for Europcar and Avis, and 26 for Budget. See Egypt Introduction for more details. You might also want to see Hospitals below.

Lockers: Luggage and valuables storage. On the ground floor of Ramses Station, Ramses Sq. 30pt per day for a maximum of 14 days. Walk into the station and ask anyone in uniform, “Feen al-khazaa’in?” (Where are the lockers?) Open 24 hrs.

English Bookstores: Shorouk Bookshop, Tala’at Harb Sq. (tel. 391 2480), is packed with schlock romance and whodunits. Open daily 9am-9pm. AUC Bookstore, Hill House, American University in Cairo, 113 Kasr al-Ainj St. (tel. 357 5377), has a wide range of English literature, guidebooks, and maps. Open Sun.-Thurs. 8:3Oam-4pm, Sat. 10am-3pm.

Anglo-Egyptian, 165 Muhammad Farid St. (tel. 391 4337), has new and used English literature at reasonable prices. Open Mon.-Sat. 9am-l :30pm and 4;30-8pm.