Today was a pretty laid back day. I went out with our guide, Noah in the afternoon. We went to one of the oldest parts of the city that part of a walled city.
The main street has mosque after mosque after mosque.
We stopped at a famous coffee house, Fishawi's that plays the songs of a famous Egyptian singer, Umm Kulthum. They have statues of her up around the place that are a bit creepy.
There is huge market in this part of town--Kahn al-Khalili.
We ate dinner at Naguib Mahfouz restaurant. This is where the Noble Prize winner used to hang out. I brought one of his books along with me to read--but I haven't gotten that far.
This is Noah and me after dinner listening to local music.
It's hard to see, but I still have a henna design on my right hand from a village in Aswan. Noah has been great. We were lucky to have her as a guide.
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