Khalilli Market!!

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One of the last stops on our trip was Khalilli market. We did this towards the end of our trip, b.c Hesham our tour guide told us it might seem a bit hectic if we didn't do the other stuff first.

Back then I had no idea what he was talking about but as soon as we got there, I figured it out. Its intense!!!!! to say the least! I had never been to any place like it. This is the real Egypt. When we showed up, the smell of spices and perfumes is the first thing I noticed, (reminds me of Habibi's back home near Westwood)...aside from the dust n' dirt everywhere but its real. There are some alleys that you would turn a corner n' mud everywhere, thank goodness I didnt wear sandals that day. We saw walls covered in scarves and pashmina's. N' hooka lounges everywhere!!!!! It was funny, a couple times, I swear we saw people having hooka for breakfast, kids too, it wasnt past 9am n' they were burning up...but its what makes Cairo, Cairo!

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Photos

Spices
These smelled delicious!

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We got lost in one of these alleys and the locals helped us out onto the mainstreet :)

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We went on a day that was "less busy"...it was intense haggling, not getting lost, the language....

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Walking around Khalilli market at night. Wow the vendors here are a new level of assertive...think TJ but x's ten!

At night
The marketplace at night. It got a little intense at times w. the vendors, but once we learned the basics in Arabic, they left us alone.

Market
Before we got lost.