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Midan Ramses is the name of the large square fronting Cairo's main railway station (Ramses Station - Mahattat Ramses) and the district of streets and neighbourhoods surrounding it, located immediately north of the very centre of the modern city at Midan Tahrir. Not the most attractive part of modern Cairo, Midan Ramses is notorious for swirling, raucous traffic, massive overpasses and crowds at peak hour. Despite all this, the district does have some saving graces to offer the traveller.

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The Mubarak metro interchange station (Lines 1 & 2) is under the square.

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• The Egyptian National Railways Museum, Midan Ramses, tel 575 3555, open Tu-Su 8.30 am - 1 pm, admission Mo-Th LE 1.50, Fr & holidays LE 3 - located at the eastern end of Ramses Station, this museum houses an amazing collection of steam locomotives, including that used by Empress Eugenie during her opening of the Suez Canal in 1863.

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Windsor Hotel. The bar at the Windsor Hotel is where the flotsam and jetsam of the expat world hang out. A place where Somerset Maugham meets Mr. Mulliner, it is the perfect place to meet odd characters! edit

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• Fontana Hotel, Midan Ramses, tel 592 2321

• Happyton Hotel, 10 Ali al-Kassar, tel 592 8600

• Victoria Hotel, 66 al-Gomhuriyya, tel 589 2290

• Windsor Hotel, 19 Alfi Bei Street, (a few blocks east of Midan Ramses) [1]. A popular hotel, but some would say overpriced for what you get.

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• The Ramses Hilton, 115 Corniche el-Nil, tel 574 4400, fax 575 7152, [2]. Housed in a large, modern, purpose-built tower, the Ramses Hilton has great views from its upper floors, but lacks any real character. Still, the standards are what you would expect from the Hilton chain - as are the prices!

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