Egypt: Day 7 (Back to Cairo)

December 1st, 2018, penultimate day of this epic trip, started very very early as you can see from the posted itinerary. We are looking forward to a very busy first half of the day, while the rest of the afternoon and evening is free for rest and packing.

Since this would be the last time we are waking up this early, all of us were ready by the time we all got out of the cabins and ready to board the shuttle bus to the airport. At the airport, I remember I was already fully awake as we went through baggage check and immigration.




A bit blurry, but we're ready to be back in the big city.

When we arrived in Cairo, Fawzy, our tour guide, told us Marriott Hotel, where we will be staying the night, has prepared breakfast for us. I was happy to hear this, because I know from previous experience that the breakfast spread is plentiful and all good. While we were having breakfast our luggage found its way to our room.

Once breakfast was over, we were back on the bus for a tour of the world-famous Cairo Museum and bazaar (Khan El Khalili). However, when we were outside of Cairo Museum, we saw a humongous line that was 3-4 people deep and extended around the block. It was scary to think that we would be joining that madness.

Thus, Fawzy decided to switch the itinerary, so to the bazaar we went first, hoping the crowd in the museum would have died down some later in the morning.

However, it was still quite early for the market that many of the stalls were still closed while others were in the middle of opening up. In daylight and early morning hours, the chaos that was the bazaar I know from prior visit was nonexistent. Instead in the daylight, this look and feel more like any ordinary market any where in the world. Quite disappointed to be honest. But of course, the first time for everything is magical, so it's understandable that I had quite a letdown with this second visit.

I was on a hunt for a shot glass for my co-worker who collects them. You think it would be easy, after all shot glasses are a common fare in any market for souvenir shoppers. However, this is an Arab country and no drinking in the open and so it was like going from one stall to another and no luck. Finally, there was one stall that had a handful of shot glasses that were inside a glass cabinet hidden from sight.

Also, I helped my husband find hookah for us and for friends. Easier to find hookah for sure.














I don't particularly remember what we were looking at in this stall, but we all seemed to be having a good time.











The bazaar is also home to many stray cats. I brought a few croissants from the breakfast spread of Marriott to feed them because someone mentioned the presence of cats in the bazaar.















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