Here are some pictures from the walk I took on Friday morning with some people from an email list I subscribe to. The other woman is my friend, Alice. Captions are below the pictures.
Starting out: in Tahrir Square, with the Mugamma in the background. The Mugamma is a massive Soviet-style government building. Everyone has to go there to do things like renew national ID cards, foreigners get their visas, and so on. People joke that it is full of papers. Once you go in, you may never come out!! 
Yummy...
We stopped in an a'wa, or a coffee shop (above and below). I took this picture of the old man smoking sheesha from a distance. The men will sit for hours, smoking and sipping tea. The tea (below, right) is really sweet. 
Dinner!
An unused palace.
A train came while we were watching. The herders whipped the goats out of the way.
These trucks are known for their elaborate embellishments and funny little sayings such as, "Don't be envious, you don't know my payments!"
Colorful pics once again. What kind of camera do you use?
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