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You can almost make out the Nile in the background
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Cairo!
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First steps in our new home
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My new kitchen
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What a wonderful view! Originally the villa of Dr. Mohammed Bey Reda; in 1949 it became the Indian Embassy residence
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First dinner at home in Cairo
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Maha and her daughter Habiba
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My new friend, Hedaya
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After a hot, humid day of getting acquainted with Zamalek
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Lunch at Sequoia to end the welcome in style
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After an Egyptian breakfast at Felfela
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So we're still not there... The entrance to Abdin Palace is down this street
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This is as close as we were allowed to approach the royal mosque
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But we were permitted to play with the cannon balls!
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Another odd limitation... we weren't permitted to go over to the music pavillion
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King Farouk was Egypt's final monarch; the full family tree was diplayed in Abdin Palace
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Ruth & Maha after the very warm visit to Abdin Palace
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Eve posing with a lively backdrop as we exit Abdin Palace
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The end of our roundabout route back to the car
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We see many downtown sights -- is this Ibrahim Pasha? -- as we head for Hasan Mosque
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Through Opera Square, past Ibrahim Pasha, in hot pursuit of the red Suzuki whose driver promised to lead us to Hasan Mosque
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The Continental-Savoy Hotel fading away on Opera Square
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Getting directions again to Hasan Mosque
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Buying vegetables
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I work
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Weighing the cantaloupe
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A lane off the Tentmakers' Market Street
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This fellow began to dance to music playing in the street when he saw me taking a photo
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As happened at Abdin, we arrived at the wrong entrance for buying tickets -- this is the entrance to Rifa'i, the royal mosque
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When we visited, Hasan Mosque was a haven amidst Cairo's chaos
