This was what we came to see, cute little market places. This is Khan el-Khalili, the famous souk that has been in existence since the middle ages. After we were done visiting, we got into a taxi and headed back for our hotel. The taxi driver said,' no tourists at Khan el-Khalili today'. We were perplexed, we were just there. We asked, 'why?' He said, 'there was an explosion the day before.' Indeed there was an explosion, one French tourist was killed and seven German tourists were injured. We didn't know about it, the thing about staying in a cheap hotel, one doesn't get any news in English. Good thing, I don't know if we even would have gone to Khan el-Khalili and missed what we came for. We love pictures of the spice market, of all the pictures we've taken, we loved these the most. Most of the time they let us take pictures. We've met with instances when the jerks demands money or for us to buy something before they'll let us take pictures. They'll put their hands to block your camera. Avoid these places, there are so many merchants there. We saw only a sprinkling of tourists. This is sad, we've would have loved to meet other tourists. Indeed, while there were tourists in town and the major sights, I expected hordes but I didn't see hordes. There were a few bus loads at Giza and that was all. Not even at the Egyptian museum, while spectacular, is small considering the amount of treasures they have. They have a lot still in crates, with no room to house them and no one to catalog them. This is a travesty to mankind. They are finding more and more but it'll probably not be in my lifetime before they see the light of day.
This was what we came to see, cute little market places. This is Khan el-Khalili, the famous souk that has been in existence since the middle ages. After we were done visiting, we got into a taxi and headed back for our hotel. The taxi driver said,' no tourists at Khan el-Khalili today'. We were perplexed, we were just there. We asked, 'why?' He said, 'there was an explosion the day before.' Indeed there was an explosion, one French tourist was killed and seven German tourists were injured. We didn't know about it, the thing about staying in a cheap hotel, one doesn't get any news in English. Good thing, I don't know if we even would have gone to Khan el-Khalili and missed what we came for. We love pictures of the spice market, of all the pictures we've taken, we loved these the most. Most of the time they let us take pictures. We've met with instances when the jerks demands money or for us to buy something before they'll let us take pictures. They'll put their hands to block your camera. Avoid these places, there are so many merchants there. We saw only a sprinkling of tourists. This is sad, we've would have loved to meet other tourists. Indeed, while there were tourists in town and the major sights, I expected hordes but I didn't see hordes. There were a few bus loads at Giza and that was all. Not even at the Egyptian museum, while spectacular, is small considering the amount of treasures they have. They have a lot still in crates, with no room to house them and no one to catalog them. This is a travesty to mankind. They are finding more and more but it'll probably not be in my lifetime before they see the light of day.
Hibiscus, for making tea. It's kind of sour, not my cup of tea. Give me Chinese or Ceylon or Darjeeling tea anytime.
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