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  • The first evening we had a tour on the nile, which was as magic as the Bosphorus
  • ...on a rental boat called "felucca".
  • A taxi meter from the old taxis... purely for decorative purpose.
  • I loved this little mirror hanging on the front window of the taxi.
  • The entrance of El-Azhar Mosque
  • It is named "Al-Azhar" after Fatama al-Zahraa, daughter of the Prophet Mohamed.
  • El-Azhar Mosque, the most important Islamic Educational institute in the world. It was established in 972.
  • This is the oldest university in the world, where the first lecture was delivered in 975 AD
  • Inside the mosque
  • After a long day of sightseeing, we were thirsty: 2 juices, 1 lemonade, 2 coffees, 2 waters and 1 salep...
  • Together with Mariam (also festival representant) and Maria at the El-Fishawy Cafe in Khan-el-Khalili.
  • Now back on our feet!
  • We walked through Khan-el-Khalili. Here an old shop sign.
  • Everything was beautifully lit in the evenings. This is the Complex of Sultan Qalawun.
  • Here the gate of Madrasa of Sultan Barquq.
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