Khan Al-Khalili Bazaar: Not for the faint of heart
While I loved Egypt and the Egyptian people, I was continually bothered by shop owners/sellers constantly hassling you to buy, haggling over the price. Their friendliness was often a ruse. Nowhere was this more evident than at the bazaar. I felt like I was being flogged as I walked down the streets of the bazaar as every seller would swarm me with sales pitches. As I got deeper into the bazaar I was finally able to pause and breath. While it is certainly an experience going there, I would recommend shopping elsewhere. This is a place for tourists and students. Our Egyptian guide told us no Egyptian would shop at the bazaar as the prices are too high and the quality often questionable. There is a large bazaar a few streets away where the locals shop. You can find the same stuff you find at the bazaar in any other store/street around Egypt for the same price with less hassle. I found that...
