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a vibrant and tidy grand bazaar, ideal for tourists in By now, we had walked miles in the heat and
search of cool souvenirs at bargain prices. This mar- were eager to return to the hotel. Finding a taxi
ket had well maintained old Ottoman-style build- proved daunting in bustling Cairo. When we finally
ings and shops, and thankfully, much less crowded managed to hail a cab and agree on a fare, we
alleys that were clean and neat. Mary bought a were treated to a white-knuckle ride through the
silver cartouche necklace with her name written in city streets. At the hotel we mad a beeline to the
hieroglyphics, and we found a charming café for rooftop bar and its cold wine – good Egyptian rose.
soft drinks and snacks well known as a favorite The sun was setting over the Nile as we toasted our
hangout for the late Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt’s Nobel adventure in the Khan - exhausting, exhilarating,
Prize-winning author. and not to be missed.
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