2 Ten pound note — back in Arabic. At today's exchange rate (Oct. 2013), a ten pound note is worth about US$ 1.50. It was worth about US$ 1.85 in 2008.
3 Shopping for "art" drawn on papyrus.
4 Papyrus is made from the stem of the papyrus plant.
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6 Soaking to enable removal of fibers.
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8 The papyrus after being formed into sheets.
9 Various art works on display for sale.
10 What follows is sights seen while wandering the shopping area in Cairo. Here is a wood worker's shop; note figures over the door way.
11 Human cargo carriers — of cardboard scrap in this case.
12 Raw, Egyptian cotton.
13 A lady selling newspapers with her cat lounging on her sales stand.
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15 Water pipes for sale.
16 Magdi's jewelry. This shop caught my eye because a co-worker of mine was named Magdi.
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18 Items made of sheet metal.
19 More human labor — looks like stuffed animals.
20 Another wood shop — looks like chopping blocks.
21 Vegetables for sale.
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24 A mane sews while smoking a water pipe.
25 Baskets.
26 Taking a snack on a lumber cart hauling plywood.
27 Dolls for sale. (They don't look like Egyptians to me.)
