El-Fishawy in Khan El-Kalili
Khan El-Kalili is Cairo's great bazaar - a bustling place with a thousand winding little streets filled with vendors hawking all types of merchandise. Among this veritable chaos, in a narrow alleyway behind Midan Hussein is a small café that is considered the oldest one in the area: El Fishawy.
El -Fishawy became our meeting place, and we spent a few memorable hours enjoying a glass of cold and delicious lemonade...a hot chiai...a little turkish coffee...and of course, the ubiquitous "shisha" (waterpipe). The time spent at El Fishawy was magical. The place exudes great atmosphere...and you can feel the weight of the thousands of travelers who have stopped in this Cairo landmark to rest their weary feet. Of course, all sort of street vendors would come by constantly trying to sell us wallets, visors, watches, or bracelets...each with a different approach, and a different line. At one of our last stops there, Chris ended up buying a couple of watches - after some hard negotiating. The rest of us resisted temptation but enjoyed the general haggling and negotiating. By the way, my favorite line was: "How can I take your money?"
2 comments:
Hmmm, interesting friends posting on the site Alfredo (to share....?)
Looks like Cario is awesome. I can't wait to see the pyramids one day. The picture of you guys on camels is classic.
Good times. :-)
No worries here. Liquid misses you, but are making it through just fine. See you soon. Bring one of those pipes back here for a Friday afternoon rooftop fiesta. Maybe we can start a new tradition!
Hi Kyle.
Don't know who "To Share" is. Please check with Alex Littlewood...could be his "handle".
Thanks for the note...and you're right...we're definitely gonna do the shisha thing...I've wrked up quite an addiction!!!
:)
Look forward to getting back to work, believe it or not.
Ciao!
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