Cairo - Khan al Khalili

We went to the Khan al Khalili (those kh letters are pronounced in the back of the throat). This is supposedly the most ancient continually-running market in the world. We had some hassles, but it was a noisy, smelly experience that every visitor to Cairo needs.

At one point, I was buying something for Jeff. He was standing next to me listening to me discuss the price in Arabic. The vendor asked if Jeff is my fiance, and I answered affirmatively. He then proceeded to tell me that I should marry him, not Jeff. I looked at him, and said, "Eh da?! Howa henna, delawati! Inta magnun!" which translates to "What is this?! He's here, right now! You're crazy!" All his buddies standing around got a good laugh at that.

Spices! Loofahs!

Random market scenes.