The overnight train from Luxor was quite good. Thanks to the blanket that we bought in Aswan, we had a cosy night and got some sleep. Egyptian Railways excelled and the train arrived just before 10 am on Saturday.
We headed for the Indiana Hotel, where we had previously stayed in Cairo.
For the afternoon, we went to look around Islamic Cairo. This is the area of the markets (more shopping!). Firstly we took the Metro to Ramses station and bought some tickets for Alexandria for Sunday and Monday).
After the usual negotiation, we took a taxi to Islamic Cairo (Khan el-Khalili). When we exited the taxi, we clearly looked lost. Two lovely girls took pity on us and guided us to the market area and oriented us. We shared a cup of tea with them and their friends at Fishawi's, the oldest tea shop in Cairo. They were local university students, studying English literature.
We wandered around the market area, buying various gifts and other dubious items, as well as running into most of the other people on the tour.
On Saturday night, most of the tour group had a final meal together at a restaurant on the Nile, and we said our good-byes as we had to move on early the next morning.
We headed for the Indiana Hotel, where we had previously stayed in Cairo.
For the afternoon, we went to look around Islamic Cairo. This is the area of the markets (more shopping!). Firstly we took the Metro to Ramses station and bought some tickets for Alexandria for Sunday and Monday).
After the usual negotiation, we took a taxi to Islamic Cairo (Khan el-Khalili). When we exited the taxi, we clearly looked lost. Two lovely girls took pity on us and guided us to the market area and oriented us. We shared a cup of tea with them and their friends at Fishawi's, the oldest tea shop in Cairo. They were local university students, studying English literature.
We wandered around the market area, buying various gifts and other dubious items, as well as running into most of the other people on the tour.
On Saturday night, most of the tour group had a final meal together at a restaurant on the Nile, and we said our good-byes as we had to move on early the next morning.
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