Day 31 - Cairo - Leaving Home

Well, we've finished the final full day on location here in Egypt. This morning we went back to City Stars shopping mall to get one more shot (from the lift, looking out over the central hall as it ascended). Then we interviewed the curator of the art exhibition we visited the other day, Mohsen Shaalan. He gave us each a signed copy of a collection of his work along with some tasty fresh lemon juice.

The Hanging Church

We then went to the Hanging Church, a Coptic Christian place of worship in an old part of the city. "Coptic" means Egyptian, and the Coptic Christians instigated the first major split in Christianity. Most of them have since converted to Islam, but there are small communities around the country.

This was followed by Cairo airport, where we filmed people coming and going, riding escalators, being reflected in chrome and glass. Unfortunately our final location tonight was cancelled, so we finished work pretty early (7pm). All there is to do now is back up today's video clips, pack, then get up tomorrow morning and get a plane back to London. It's a bit of a letdown for the final night of the trip, but there wasn't anything we could do about it.

I'm off to enjoy my final Holiday Inn Cairo dinner buffet. The dessert table will not know what hit it. To finish, here's a couple of photos of Old Cairo I took today. Salaam.

Traditional market stall

Meat, shisha, veg.