Entering the famous Khan el Khalili (where your relatives bought that red Turkish hat they brought back for you) from the “back” side, you go through the warren Darb al Asfar in Medieval Cairo. The old main shopping street (Muizz street) has been upgraded for the post-revolution tourist boom that has yet to arrive. If you go, wear stout shoes and see the back streets.
Marcus James Thomson, Ph.D. 