Egypt
Marketplace (Scott Jagow)
Audio report on the Khan el-Khalili bazaar in Cairo (with transcript shown on the above page).
See the above page for more.
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http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20061031-091400-4221r "Figurines of King Tut, Ramses, and Queen Nefertiti in Cairo's famous Khan Khalili bazaar all bear the hallmarks of Pharaonic regalia, from the goats-hair beards to the golden scepter....
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http://tinyurl.com/yfboev (iol.co.za) Summary of tour from Johannesburg (S.A) to Cairo, with visits to the Egyptian Museum, Giza pyrmaids and Khan El-Khalili Bazaar described in brief. The writer also touches on security issues and the notorious Cairo...
Egypt
Egyptian artifacts! (Made in China)
Marketplace (Scott Jagow)
Audio report on the Khan el-Khalili bazaar in Cairo (with transcript shown on the above page).
The Khan el-Khalili bazaar is the oldest, most famous marketplace in Cairo, where you'll see the tourism economy at work. Visitors come in droves to get souvenirs, spices, even gold. But the ancient Egyptian artifacts might just be made in . . . Well, Scott Jagow has more.Scott Jagow: Today, we begin at the Khan al-Khalili bazaar. It's the oldest, most famous marketplace in Cairo. On this narrow cobblestone street, you'll see and hear the Middle East tourism economy at work. A line of tour buses stretches out from the market. The visitors speak English, Japanese, French, German. They come in droves to get souvenirs, spices, even gold.
But you better know what you're buying. Your ancient Egyptian artifacts might just be made in . . . well, take a listen:
Merchant: Very cheap price here. We got something like water pipe for 80 pound, 50 pound. We got a like, permit for 20 pound . . .
Jagow: Trust me: You won't get away with "Just browsing, thanks" at the Khan al-Khalili. From the moment you set foot in these shops, you will be accosted.
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Los Angeles Times (Kathryn Wilkens) Most time-strapped visitors take a bus to the pyramids, but we were on a walking tour. Our group of 14, along with our guide, Egyptologist Inas Hassan, set out from the hotel, continuing uphill past the Great Pyramid...
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http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=5408"The most gorgeous medieval buildings are being painstakingly restored in Islamic Cairo and discerning tourists are walking past Khan Al-Khalili into a medieval city of wikalas, through mighty Fatimid...
- Made In China
http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20061031-091400-4221r "Figurines of King Tut, Ramses, and Queen Nefertiti in Cairo's famous Khan Khalili bazaar all bear the hallmarks of Pharaonic regalia, from the goats-hair beards to the golden scepter....
- Travel: Cairo
http://tinyurl.com/yfboev (iol.co.za) Summary of tour from Johannesburg (S.A) to Cairo, with visits to the Egyptian Museum, Giza pyrmaids and Khan El-Khalili Bazaar described in brief. The writer also touches on security issues and the notorious Cairo...