In the evening we took the hotel transfer out to Soho Square to do some last minute shopping and to experience the Ice Bar, something Jon and I had not done in Iceland!
Through security we headed straight to the Ice Bar and paid to get in, which included a drink in the price.
One thing about the holiday that is unlike anywhere else we've been is the payment in any currency. We took USD$ and a few Egyptian pounds (exchange rates about 40 of them to 1 GBP).
At every point of payment they would ask which currency you want to pay in, often with pricing in Euros, and you'd have to choose. We worked out that the cheapest option was always Egyptian pounds but on more than one occasion we got the maths wrong and paid more than we thought.
Back to the Ice bar, we paid in USD as that's what cash we had left, and after being served our drinks and provided with a coat (more like a dressing gown) we entered into the icy world.
Strange to be in an ice bar in the desert, especially as the ice sculptures were of Egyptian Kings, with bobble hats on top!
After about 15 mins we left and I'd actually forgotten it was so hot outside. Hit by the wall of 38c heat with a breeze, we looked round the shops and saw the fountain display again before heading back to the hotel.
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