OLD CAIRO - The glories of Egypt are by no means limited to the age of the pharaohs. On our second full day in Cairo, we traveled into the spiritual heart of the city. Old Cairo is largely unchanged from the 10th century. It is home to crumbling bazaars and tea shops, a Byzantine fortress, Coptic churches, mosques and perhaps the highest population density in the Middle East – a 21st century populace still living in a medieval microcosm.

OLD CAIRO - The glories of Egypt are by no means limited to the age of the pharaohs. On our second full day in Cairo, we traveled into the spiritual heart of the city. Old Cairo is largely unchanged from the 10th century. It is home to crumbling bazaars and tea shops, a Byzantine fortress, Coptic churches, mosques and perhaps the highest population density in the Middle East – a 21st century populace still living in a medieval microcosm.