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������ Halili Cairo market back old Cairo scenery

Cairo's biggest market is the market Halili, remember to go at night, because relatively few day shop. Halili market is very simple, because it is adjacent to the famous Hossain mosque.

The ancient scenery

When you see this mosque, also can smell the fragrance of fruit sweet taste, slightly astringent coffee Arabia unique, tobacco flavor, taste the charcoal fire barbecue food...... That a hookah, teahouse, coffee shops, snack bar them from the market at the entrance, which is unique to Cairo flavor, warm and complex than earlier, visual mark in your heart.

Before fourteenth Century, Cairo people have been here deals, and now Halili market still retains the rich medieval atmosphere. The open-air market by distribution in dozens of small streets and alleys of the more than 4000 shops. The narrow streets paved with stone from, gold and silver shop, shop carpet shop, smoking, Coptic tradition clothing store and the true antique shop...... Let you see things in a blur of a shop next to a.

Jewelry box with a tortoiseshell,EgyptCotton scarf, hand made lampshade, traditional bronze, Alice sharp traditional leather slippers, water pipe...... Almost everything can be found in the Halili market. But, don't forget to bargain with the owner! Compared with other city market, where the owner offer more, each with a price cut is 1/4 or even 1/5, luck is good, usually traded; or do like to go, the other will face darkled surrender said: "sell sell!"

Bright straw mats to attract eyeballs

Thirsty, can look around, if you see a child holding a tea tray, you can directly from the plate with a cup, the delivery of 1 Egyptian pounds on the line. Market except the flow of tea, but also see a lot of local people braved the pie in the sale, the cake is a government subsidy of $1, you can buy 10.

If you are tired, to the entrance of the coffee shop "fee saveh" rest, is said to the famous Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfuz had often patronize this store. In the coffee shop, often seen wearing white robes of men in a circle to play chess, the chimney purr remain unbroken, where smoking is: one were to pass. If psychological endurance you strong enough, may wish to try the hookah.

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