Saturday, I went to the Citadell, the ancient military fortress/mosque complex. I was standing outside when I noticed the contrast between the Islamic Mosque in front of me and the Roman statues on the far corner of the plaza. Turning around, I noticed that I also had a clear view of the Bank of Egypt skyscraper and, in the distance, through a cloud of haze, I could make out the forms of the pyramids - 4 major eras/religions from one point.
My favorite part of the trip was, as I was standing on the edge of the bluff, overlooking Cairo, the afternoon call to prayer started. From across Cairo, the prayers from at least a dozen different mosques echoed up, created the most amazing, new-age-symphony-like, combination of sounds. Since I didn't make it until late afternoon, I missed seeing a good portion of the Citadell, so I need to go back to see the rest of it. I've already decided that I will make sure to time it so that I'm there when the call to prayer happens.