Old Cairo Bazaar underneath the labyrinthine alleys of the Coptic Christian  neighborhood took me by surprise. Down a small path far below the ground, I walked past hundreds of black and white photographs of Egypt throughout the years. A gaggle of Egyptian tourists were listening to a guide explain Coptic history before a large storefront. Two enormous doors opened to inky blackness. Lights erupted as I entered: quadrants of halogen bulbs blinked to life exposing piece by piece the immensity before me. [...]

Categories: Africa North, Photography • Tags: Coptic Cairo, Egypt, Old Cairo Bazaar, tourism trinkets