We toured old Cairo today. As we drove out of Giza, we saw several camels riding toward the pyramids to start work as photo shots for tourists and sand taxis. We saw the Mohamed Aly Mosque which is set inside the Citadel of Salah El Din(a walled fortress). It has lead coverings on top of all of the domes. The inside has a huge clock and chandelier that were both gifts from the French king in the 1800’s. Sadly, the clock has never worked. The mosque is of Turkish architecture as Aly was from Turkey. We then toured St. George cathedral, considered the hanging church as it is built atop of Roman building ruins. It was built in the 4th century. Inside, you can see the escape tunnel where the early Christians were to run away if the Romans discovered the church. It now has clear church features on the outside too but in the beginning it was a very normal looking building. It had alabaster floor and pulpit. The pulpit is supported by columns for each of the 12 disciples (the one representing Judas is black; Thomas’s is gray, while the others are white.)