Cairo pt. 2

Sorry I have not been blogging. I have been so caught up in Egypt that I haven't processed. Here we go into Cairo pt. 2. I already wrote this down in my journal so I could copy it here.

It had all started out as a little stroll down an alley, but then we were trasported into a labrynth in another world. I walked past some stands selling copies of the Quran until my mom had spotted a herd of goats being navigated through long tunics, colorful scarfs, ripe plump strawberries, spices,and old men smoking sheesha. Their little furry buts waddling to and fro, one occasionally being separated and with a quick slap and a "baaaaa", it rejoined his mates. I was transfixed and struck dumb at the alley ways. The alley was only about 12ft wide and had drapped cloth that created a tunnel effect. The alley was lined with spices, fruits, vegetables, egyptian cotton, scarfs, shoes, blankets, anything imaginable. It didn't feel real as I walked silently through these noisy passageways. There was the occasional kissy noise and the "welcome to egypt." ( I must have heard that 150x and I did feel welcome) As we walked on my mom was being pulled by her camera to the goats, it was magical. If you have a stereotypical image of a romantic bazaar in your mind, IT'S BETTER! We came up to the goats as they were entering a building and I wondered if they were brought there for meat or for fur. It was hopefully the 2nd, but most likely the 1st choice. Jessica and my mom snapped photos as I was too shy and nervous to stick around. I think that is my weakness in my way of traveling, which I hope to fix, that I always have a hard layer up and don't want to stop so I can avoid confrontation, I need to be a little looser and not feel antsy about stopping. We continued and decided to take a right towards life that we saw down the way. As we were wlking a truck beeped at us from behind to move, mind you there is only about 6 feet of room, and we jumped out of the way. Being a pedestrian in Cairo is not good and very very dangerous. we hopped out of the way and we were pushed into a large fruits and vegetabnles market.

got to stop there. time is up for internet