This Is Cairo, Part I

Scenes of everyday life in Cairo.
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Man dressed in traditional long robe (galabeya) and head scarf on a small motorized bike. There are many more scenes like this of the old mixing with the new. People in Egypt are dressed in traditional as well as modern clothing. I was told that men who wear galabeyas do not generally occupy high-paying jobs. The only exception to this is that many Muslim men will wear their galabeyas to the mosque on Fridays, which is deemed their holy day.


Garbage, garbage, everywhere. This is typical of the streets in Cairo. Even in Maadi, where we live, which is considered to be one of the nicest suburbs. It's no wonder since we routinely see people littering on the streets...sad.


That's a donkey cart carrying watermelons to the market. Donkey carts are everpresent here. It is a common sight to see a Mercedes driving along side of a donkey cart.


Yes, that is the back of a Chevrolet truck which are everywhere on the roads.


People carrying "things" on their head. Sometimes things consist of a tray of fresh bread, large bags of "stuff", and who knows what else. Very cool, need to practice this at home.