Sunday, November 2, 2008

Islamic Cairo

AIESEC organized a full day of tourist activities around Islamic Cairo. We walked the streets, saw a mosque, Khan el Khalily and ended the night with delicious Egyptian pizza.

One of the many mosques and the beginning of our tourist session.

Typical methods of transportation, on top of the truck, not inside.

Yes, this is an empty room of trash.

Street shots.

Tiny glass animals.

Two of our fellow AIESEC tourists.

Walls of glass.

Looking down from one of the five stories of the glass blower's home.

The name of the mosque, I realized the only way I would remember any names was if I took pictures of signs.

One of the hallways around the inner square.

Inside of the mosque.
Extremely peaceful.

Anna and Faye dominating tourist activities.

Group shot in alley around Islamic Cairo.

The courtyard of the merchant's house.

Bayt el Suhaymi, a remodeled merchant home. The government bought the huge house and has turned it into a tourist activity.

Beautiful wood window screens. All of the woodwork was remodeled in the traditional manner.

One of the dozens of rooms inside the merchants house.

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