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 shoppers in Khan el-Khalili by sue_stone
These markets are a labyrinth of streets and lanes with shops selling everything from tacky souvenirs to gold and silver, clothing, antiques and pretty much anything else you can think of.
I was feeling game, so browsed the markets by myself. I made many new friends as I shopped - even got a marriage proposal or two - and saw so many great things to buy that it was too hard to decide and I didn't buy anything.
Meanwhile, Alex was sitting in the famous El-Fishawi Cafe sipping a Turkish coffee and puffing a shisha.
The markets are crazy, busy, crowded, noisy, fabulous!
Better bring your bargaining skills with you!! Leave a Comment
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 Cute young vendor - excellent
salesman! by saraheg77
Buy his little camel!
Less than $5! You should be able to get pretty much any trinket you want for less than $5... more like $1 if you are good at bargaining! Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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 shops by counsel14
Silk rugs, gold, jewelry, cotton items, papyrus artwork
bargain away. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Khan el Khalili by belgrade03
Souvenirs, papyrus, parfumes Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Egyptian perfume bottles by shelnlin
These little treasures are something I quite literally stumbled on while walking through the stalls. The are found in the inside of the shops and there are so many that one has to be careful that they do not feel caustrophobic amongst the beautiful sea of glass and be a Bull in a china shop (OK my starsign yes is Taurus but I managed to restrain myself hahaha!!).
These little bottles are handblown into shapes that almost reasonable little mosques or in one of my bottles case's a camel. Some are more ornate than others and have the most amazing designs on them, others are simple yet still beautiful nevertheless. Another beautiful thing to purchase are the perfume oils that would go nicely inside your bottle. I choose the Lotus flower for it's subtle scent which wasn't overpowering but still retained a lovely scent, I didn't want to add it to the perfume bottles because I was afraid of breaking them. They are very fragile and fortunately they are still all intact even after I left Egypt. Make sure that the seller wraps them securely in something like cotton wool.
Rather than bargaining for one bottle try bargaining for three or more. If you try to bargain for one, you can sometimes get a rude vendor who is not interested in you. It is even best to bargain with a few friends as the more you buy the more discount you will get. Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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 a dear little girl in one of
the little streets by jaqs
Decorative plates, statues, shisha pipes, jewellery, egyptian perfumed oils (extraordinary)! Carpets, rugs, belly dancing paraphernalia!
I found dependent on the item, that anywhere from half to two thirds of the asking price was fair. Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftDirections: Try the Turkish Restaurant on the far side or the original coffee house right in the middle
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 Khan El Khalili by trotador
Jewelry go by weith and are fixed prices in some places... I used my credit card to pay and it is safe, just for jewels. Leave a Comment Theme: Art
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 by schlumpf
Actually ,as a touristic place, you will see only touristic stuff, but some items are really appreciable, like the water pipe, the most common item.
As always, remember that the price called is simply thousand time higher then the real one, so simply bargain or check other places… Leave a Comment Theme: Art
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Khan Al Khalili is a set of Bazars in the old city of Cairo which was once the center where merchants gather to relax and make their deals and sell the goods.
The many shops that is filling the streets and allys are full of different goods that you will also find the same in Luxor, Aswan, Sharm and hurghada. It is among the gold, silver, papyrus (not originals), status, carpets and rugs, shishas, and other kind of gifts.
Just bargain. Ask in couple of shops and you will get to know the price range but start with the half of what the salesman is saying. Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftDirections: Beside Al Hussien mosgues
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We visited Khan el Khalili twice while in Cairo... The first time we were so tired and hot that we really didn't buy anything, we got a little lost amongst the windy streets and we hardly took notice of what was in the shops...
The second time we were much more refreshed and we were about to leave Egypt so we spent a few hours wandering around looking for some things to bring back home and we ate at one of the cafes at the entrance to the bazaar.
You can buy all sorts of things at the bazaar...clothes, sheesha pipes, toy camels, souvineers, jewellery, t-shirts, hats, spices, antiques, cushion covers/sheet sets, musical instruments, belly dancing outfits, local foods, scarves/pashminas etc.
Always haggle and never pay the first price they ask...you can usually get them down to 20- 40% of the original price!!! Sometimes it's really not worth the bother (for the few cents extra it might cost) but if you're in the mood then give it a go. Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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