pictures: July 2006

(CONTINUED FROM PART 1)
I left Wadi Rum in Jordan very early in the morning on a 2 hour bus back to Aqaba, crossed through Eilat and had lunch, said peace out to Joey who at the time thought he was being deployed to Iraq, read a GQ magazine for 4 hours on the floor of a bus station in Egypt, then getting on a (very long) bus to Cairo. I immediatly knew I would love the city. All types of crazyness going on at all hours.

Cairo is the capital of Egypt and one of the most populated cities in the world (15.2 mil). Cairo is located on the banks and islands of the Nile River in the north of Egypt.

ISLAMIC CAIRO

...a part of central Cairo often visited by tourists because of its high proportion of historically important mosques and other Islamic monuments.

Khan Al-Khalili Market

This market dates back to the 1300's and is one of the most famous in the world. Small streets filled with all types of stuff. Hookahs, jewelry, artwork, shirts, etc. There was tons of crap but some of the stuff was amazing. I ventured around the market for a while then made my way through the less touristy places. Some people loved the camera, some hated it. Either I got offered a cup of tea or yelled at.

heating up coals for the sheesha

this is a place where kids that cant afford their own playstation can pay to use one by the hour.

the food market for the locals

this guy was in the first edition of Lonely Planet Egypt...middle right

this guy invited me to have tea with his family chilling on the street.

hi-tech

obviously got some free tea

portable sheesha

delivering some fresh bread

Alexandr(ia) Kalishnakov

Inside a mosque

This is where the day got fun for me. I was hanging out in coptic Cairo and saw an area I wanted to photograph. Seemed to be a poor area that didnt see many tourists, but it was very colorful and seemed to have a lot more character then the other parts. I got stopped by the police the first time I entered, then kicked out by some people living in a graveyard the next. Luckily a few blocks down the road I made it in and met some really nice people. Here they are...