Monday, October 16, 2023 (continued)
In the evening we took the optional tour to the Khan el-Kahlili Market and dinner.
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| Rush-hour traffic includes a horse drawn cart |
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Fancy apartment building; many air
conditioning units are seen in Cairo |
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| Horse and carriage option at the bus depot |
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| Trying to capture how two lanes are used as three ... |
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| Never mind the motor scooters and motorcyles ... |
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| No child car seats? |
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| Heart Attack Fried Chicken and Burger |
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| A supermarket |
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Al-Azhar Mosque (970-972 CE, in Fatimid Islamic style);
its madrasa/Islamic college is the second oldest
university in the world |
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Minarets of Mosque of Sayyidna Al Hussein
(1154, reconstructed 1874 in Islamic
eclectic style combining Italian Gothic and
Ottoman styles) is said to house relics of
the prophet Muhammad, and the head of
the prophet's grandson, Husayn ibn Ali |
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The vast market sold many items used
by belly dancers; belly dancing is
said to have originated in Egypt |
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| Brass products |
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Facade of the Qalawun Complex (1284-1285,
in Mamluk style) that includes a mosque,
mausoleum, madrasa, and hospital |
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| Vendor selling smoothies? |
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| Loaves of a'aish baladi/traditional flatbread |
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Mausoleum and Madrasa of Sultan Barquq
(1384-1386 CE) portal |
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| Antique phonograph |
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| Man doing chasing or repoussé work on brass |
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Sabil-Kuttab of Abdel Rahman Katkhuda
(1744) is both a fountain to provide water
and a school to provide enlightenment |
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Al Aqmar Mosque (1125) is the oldest
stone façade mosque in Cairo |
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| Lantern shop |
Dinner at the Le Riad Hotel de Charme restaurant:
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Meze/appetizers of a'aish baladi/flatbread with
baba ganoush/eggplant dip, salad, ta'amiyya/falafel
made with fava beans, and hummus |
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Beef kabob, rice with eggplant in tomato sauce,
savory beef in phylo dough, and tomato soup |
Now back through the market:
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| Zalabya/fried yeasted dough with a variety of syrups |
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| Family photo op |
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Hmm, this doorway is between the
Qalawun Complex and the Mausoleum
and Madrasa of Sultan Barquq |
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| Souvenir camels |
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| Miscellaneous souvenirs |
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| Fur rugs and pillow covers |
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| In the upper left corner is a crocodile skin |
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| Sweet potato roaster |
Next: Saqqara.
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