Trees grey with dust, pairs of pigeons wheeling in the sky, petrol fumes, traffic jams – this IS Cairo, bursting with vibrancy despite it all!  Never better than in summer at the end of the day, when you are in a felucca on the Nile, with a cold Stella beer in the hand, watching the sun set over the gently swirling ripples of the Nile.  One of the truly great cities of the world, where you will see the faces of history walking down the street towards you….literally.

Cairo old city www.routestravel.com and Cairo scape www.members.virtualtourist.com/m/64d37/1ea6ae/