Open Mon.-Thurs. and Sat. 9am-9pm, Fri. and Sun. 10am-8pm. Supermarket: Sunnyshine Supermarket, 11 Al-Aziz Osman St., Zamalek (tel. 342 1121), next door to the Mayfair Hotel. Gargantuan range of Egyptian and Western products on offer. Will deliver. Open daily 7am-10pm.
Laundromat: Bowe Laundromat, 86 July 26 St. (tel. 76 08 55), near the Supreme Court. Offers washing, ironing, dry cleaning, and mending. Open daily 8am-8pm. Or try your hotel.

Swimming Pools: You can pay over LE50 per day to stay at a fancy hotel and swim in an azure, Olympic-size pool. Or you can pay LE7 and swim in the not-quite-Olympic-size, teal-tiled pool on the 7th-floor patio of the Fontana Hotel, Ramses Sq. (tel. 92 21 45).

Pharmacy: First-Aid Pharmacy, corner of July 26 St. and Ramses St. (tel. 74 33 69), northwest side of intersection. Open 24 hrs. Head pharmacist Dr. Muhammad speaks fairly good English, and is recommended by foreigners. Victoria Pharmacy, 90 Kasr al-Aini St., Garden City (tel. 354 8604). Open 24 hrs. Hospitals: Anglo-American Hospital, Botanical Garden St., Gezira-Zamalek (tel. 340 6162/3/4/5) next to the Cairo Tower. As-Salam International Hospital, Cor-niche an-Nil, Ma’adi (tel. 363 8050). Cairo Medical Center, Roxy Sq., Heliopolis (tel. 258 0525). As-Salam International is the best-equipped. Private Doctors: Your embassy can provide lists of doctors. Emergency: Ambulance (tel. 123 or 77 01 23); Fire (tel. 125 or 91 466).
Police: Tel. 122 or 93 09 00.