Souq in Cairo

Here are a few shots from the huge market in Cairo. It was so strange to be able to walk around and just take pictures of whatever I wanted. In the Sandbox they don't really let you take pictures of anything good and there's no way you could just walk down the street with your camera in your hand like a tourist!

Lots of beads and bead stores...walls and walls of beads!

They say this one particular market is the size of 7 football fields and there are tons of mosques spread out through the entire thing.
A kid selling bread off his head...notice he dropped one? He didn't stop to pick it up, I think he was afraid that if he bent down he would drop the rest!

There are fruit and vegetables all over on the sides of the streets. There are also motorbikes filling up the sidewalks everywhere.

And there are plenty of feet for everyone!

The market wraps around with all these little streets and alleyways. One of my favorite stores is up these stairs and through a few dark hallways. I always feel like I'm going to conduct some shady business as I wind my way through all these little halls.

The markets in Cairo are so pretty. They have all kinds of beatiful stuff for sale and the shops are so cute and quaint...definitely a welcome change from the Sandbox!!