sufi dancing

It's all a bit blurry with the jet lag leftover from the flight. Last night we went to see the
sufi dancers at the " mausoleum al gori" - very near the khan al kharlilli. They were great - the show went for ages and was free, a lot of waiting round getting hot and bothered before hand but hey it work it - they put on an excellent performance, the hammed it up I'm sure. I saw them more than ten years ago in Canberra. The music was spectacular overwhelming ...........
spent today wandering round the khan al halilly (in the sun - probably better to go in the evening but there's too much other stuff to do! The khan is huge miles of stuff streets of coppersmiths, clothes, silver , dead stuff spices all assembled Cairo style a crazy abundance covered in dust, with huge earthworks , holes, mud, crowds and heat - totally amazing.
we take so much for granted in our life us Australians are really very lucky moslty well off and we have the dole.
No such thing exists in Egypt, everybody is in "business" dealing , wheeling or networking. There are many street stalls all over the city, from shoeshine to tea, clothes etc - just spread out a tarp and lay out your goods. Or carry them to people.

Cairo really comes alive at night I am staying at the Sara inn - very central close to the museum, the river, downtown everything. The staff are very friendly, Its very "shabby sheik" . The owner is a Bedouin (I'm sure most people in Cairo say this to tourists ) and has told us some great story's.