We stayed at the Sheraton Cairo which is a very nice hotel right on one
of the branches of the Nile. From our room we could look towards the
center of the city and we could kinda see Cairo Tower through the smog.
That smog was THICK! One of our guide books said that breathing Cairo
air for one day is the equivalent to smoking 30 cigarettes. I would
believe it. Cairo is a must for any tourist in Egypt
but for health reasons you probably want to spend only as much time
as necessary here.
One of the stops we made in Cairo was the Khan el-Khalili Souk (market) which
used to be a big market for locals. Now it's pretty much exclusively for
tourists with anything from fine handmade Egyptian goods to total crap
obviously made in China. We found another market about a mile away that
looked more "local" but we didn't have time to stop. Lily, Melanie and I
spent very little time at the market because we wanted to spend more time
at the Egyptian Museum.
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Air you can taste.
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The Cairo Tower is only about a mile from the hotel.
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Slightly better at night.
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Nice hotel rooms at the Sheraton.
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Mosque outside the Khan el-Khalili Souk.
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Animal skins.
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Lots of hand blown glass and fabrics.
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Lamps, vases, hookahs, etc.
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Puppet show.
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Another more local market from a cab.
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Melanie hit the jackpot when the ATM wouldn't stop withdrawing money from her account.
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