Today we took a trip to the City of the Dead. We mainly went to see the main old mosques and large tombs. The mosques were all closed, we did some sight seeing from the outside and then went to the Khan el-Khalili market which is near the old citadel. The City of the Dead is pretty well like any community in the city except most of the homes are tombs. As we drove through we saw herds of goats being driven through the streets and donkeys and horses. This Market is the shopping mall of markets. It is huge and all those with similar items are side by side. The vendors are very competitive and aggressively try to sell their wares. I bought three very light cotton tops $6 each for the hot days to come and a large 100% camel blanket for $21.
In the evening we went out on a Felucca (Sailboat) ride on the Nile. Very nice, it was to celebrate Kurt’s birthday, so we had food and cake. The air was still warm even after the sun went down.
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Today we took a trip to the City of the Dead. We mainly went to see the main old mosques and large tombs. The mosques were all closed, we did some sight seeing from the outside and then went to the Khan el-Khalili market which is near the old citadel. The City of the Dead is pretty well like any community in the city except most of the homes are tombs. As we drove through we saw herds of goats being driven through the streets and donkeys and horses. This Market is the shopping mall of markets. It is huge and all those with similar items are side by side. The vendors are very competitive and aggressively try to sell their wares. I bought three very light cotton tops $6 each for the hot days to come and a large 100% camel blanket for $21.
In the evening we went out on a Felucca (Sailboat) ride on the Nile. Very nice, it was to celebrate Kurt’s birthday, so we had food and cake. The air was still warm even after the sun went down.
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