We stayed in Cairo the last two days of our trip. We went back to Khan al-Khalili to do some additional shopping as well as to explore more of this medieval establishment. We enjoyed walking down the interesting cobblestone streets and marveled at the beautifully carved mosques, domes and minarets.
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| Khan al-Khalili |
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Khan al-Khalili
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We also spent additional time to explore the Zamalek district near our hotel. Had a delicious pizza dinner at Maison Thomas and two meals at the highly recommended restaurant, Abou El Sid, for its tradition Egyptian cuisine. I had a chance to taste the molokiya, Egyptian national dish, and the delicious Moussaka, Egyptian style eggplant stew. We had moussaka in Aswan and Luxor restaurants. But as Lyn said (and we all agreed), Abou El Sid has the best moussaka!.
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| Dinner at Abou El Sid |
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| Dinner at Windsor Hotel in central Cairo. |
We saved the Egyptian Museum for last!. On Saturday, Dec. 17, our last day in Cairo, we visited the famous museum. It's a great way to wrap up our Egypt trip by viewing what was found from the temples, tombs and pyramids. The museum is HUGE. There were vast artifacts collected from many years of discovery and restoration. We can spend many days in this museum to see what the treasure had to offer. For us, we spent "only" a little three and one half hours before being ushered out. The museum was closing suddenly the violent demonstration at the nearby Tahrir Square. As we came out of the museum, we saw a thick black layer of smoke coming from Tahrir Square and policemen with riot gear protection and masks rushing toward the square. We knew it's time to get out of the area. During our stay in Egypt, this is the only time we're close to any of the political riots.
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| Egyptian Museum |
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