Egypt

We checked out of our hotel in Giza and moved to Cairo. It's closer to most of the rest of the sites we want to visit.
We went to the Al-Muizz St are where there are numerous Muslim heritage sites.
The first stop by accident was a mosque with the oldest towers in Egypt. Not minarets, we were told.
We passed it at first, but our first stop was supposed to be Bab Al Futah, which turns out to be a gate/entry to the old city.
We got to climb around unescorted in the walls and to the top over the gate.
Then we headed down the street, which was crowded dodging scooters. We stopped at Bayt al-Suhaymi, Sabil-Kuttab Ismail Pasha, Madrasa, Dome of Sultan Al-Nassir Mohammed, and Qalawun Complex.
After we had to find an ATM so we could by some food. There are tons of tiny little alleyways throughout the area that are packed with shops selling all kinds of Egyptian wares. After we found some roasted sweet potatoes, we found our way to the road with cars on it only to find it so jam-packed with cars and people we figured there was no point in trying to get an Uber there. We decided to walk a ways in hopes to find fewer crowds. We ended up walking back to the hotel. It turns out we (Anna) was quite popular due to the lack of foreigners in the area.Leia mais