A Friday in Cairo: Cunningham takes over @GlobalPost to tour historic market
A spice shop in Cairo’s Khan al Khalili, a market built in 1382 by a Mamluk sultan.
Friday in Cairo is not only about protests at Tahrir Square. GlobalPost's Erin Cunningham takes over the @GlobalPost Twitter feed to give a guided tour of Khan al Khalili, a market built in 1382 by a Mamluk sultan. After making friends with a stray cat, Cunningham haggles for silver, spices and tacky souvenirs.
GlobalPost's Twitter feed showcases the voices and personal experiences of our correspondents based around the world each week. A different correspondent takes over the @GlobalPost account each Friday and tweets about his or her travels and daily activities.
Check out previous ones in the series:
"A Friday in Cambodia" with Faine Greenwood
"A Friday in Geneva" with Alex Besant
"A Friday in Berlin" with Kristin Deasy
"A Friday in Sao Paulo" with Jill Langlois
"A Friday in Caracas" with Girish Gupta
"A Friday in Munich" with Jessica Phelan
"A Friday in Montreal" with Talia Ralph
"A Friday in London" with Barry Neild
"A Friday in Namibia" with Erin Conway-Smith
"A Friday in Cairo" with Erin Cunningham
"A Friday in Bangkok" with Patrick Winn