I could not resist, I had to go to Khan Khalili again. It is a tourist trap of course but in the same time it is the best place to get lost, be overwhelmed and part of arabic culture. Besides I went there with a German guy I met in the hotel and since it was his first time in Egypt I could kind of advise him not to tap in every trap that came along the way ;)

Some pictures from the part where the golden stuff is made and sold. Since this is the only part of the bazaar where the streets are this narrow I understand the architecture as a quiet simple but very effective safety concept.

spices of course

the guys who do the waterpipes (Shisha) - I always thought all the Shishas in Egypt come from China, but obviously at least some of them are Egyptian and handmade...

A walked the ancient quarter for hours when I came first here. This time we only strolled around a bit and had a coffee. Seeing these big new pipes for gas was ambivalent. On one side I consider it a progress that the state invests in the quarter and tries to keep up with the needs of the people. On the other side it looked like this building lot is not very well thought through and blocks the street and entrances since a long time already.