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Khan al Khalili Souk

2007-12-14

this is the largest souk/market in Cairo and we spent almost 2 days walking around and buying random junk

some fairly decorative arches in the middle of the souk

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the al hussein mosque

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close-up of the mosque building

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a balcony of sorts ... i think this was on the mosque

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one section of the market

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al-azhar mosque across the street - apparently the seat of the sunni religion

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whole carcasses hanging outside a butcher on a main road

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last updated on : 2008-07-16