Cairo Market

This is a picture of an entrance to Khan Al-Khalili, the primary shopping district for tourists in Cairo. Go there, by all means, but let me tell you that the deeper you get into the market, which is huge, the more crowded it gets and the less you see tourists. And, did I say that it gets crowded? Scary crowded? Yes. And I’m not even claustrophobic. There were times when my movement came to a halt and only a little nudging got me, and everyone else, by the people who were stopped and browsing. Being in that crowd if so much as a cap gun went off would be akin to a death wish.