Egypt pictures from different areas of Cairo. The Egyptian capital is crowded and dirty with several coffee shops per block. Men drink tea or coffee and smoke sheesha pipes of flavored tobacco for hours for under $1 USD. The Nile slices through the city, with downtown and the Egyptian Museum on the East Bank. The Pyramids are 30 minutes southeast in the suburbs. Be sure to view the separate picture galleries of the Pyramids and Mosques of Cairo.
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Cairo city view with The Citadel in background
The Citadel from the minaret of Sarghatmish Mosque
Mohammed Ali Mosque at The Citadel
Citadel of East Cairo at early dusk
Arabic print construction tarps
Souvenir fabrics from Egypt
Empty side street in Khan al-Khalili bazaar
Packed streets of the bazaar
Bazaar streets packed with people in Cairo
Spices for sale in the sprawling Khan al-Khalili bazaar
Egyptian felucca sailboats docked along the Nile River
Abdul, our felucca captain on the Nile
Abdul working the ropes of the sailboat
Abdul handling ropes to turn the felucca
The pink Egyptian Museum next to the Nile contains over 100,000 objects
Boy on camel looking for business near the Pyramids
Police camel resting next to graffitti on Pyramid 2
Donkey cart full of bananas
Women haul up bananas with a basket
Boy fishing on the Nile
Boy fishing on the Nile
Arabic numbering on a clock
Bowls of tobacco lined up for the sheesha pipe
Coals used with sheesha pipes
Arabic art adorns exterior of mosque
Billboard promotes Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarek
Poster how to perform Muslim prayer, in Arabic (starts at right side)
What a $28 USD hotel room in Cairo looks like (with private bath, hardwood floors, and a TV)
Room at the overrated and overpriced Windsor Hotel