I also preferred the Alexandrian grape to that of Cairo.
The bazaars, through which we rode in all directions, displayed nothing very remarkable in manufactures or in productions of nature and art.
From first to last I spent a week at Cairo, and occupied the whole of my time from morning till night in viewing the curiosities of the town.
I only saw two mosques, that of Sultan Hassan and of Sultan Amru.
Before I was permitted to enter the first of these edifices, they compelled me to take off my shoes, and walk in my stockings over a courtyard paved with great stones.

The stones had become so heated by the solar rays, that I was obliged to run fast, to avoid scorching the soles of my feet.

I cannot give an opinion touching the architectural beauty of this building, which is built in such a simple style that none but a connoisseur would discover its merits.
I was better pleased with the mosque of Sultan Amru, which contains several halls, and is supported on numerous columns.

The mosques in Cairo struck me as having a more ancient and venerable appearance than those of Constantinople, while the latter, on the other hand, were larger and more elegant.
I also visited the island of Rodda, which is worthy the name of a beautiful garden.

It lies opposite to old Cairo, on the Nile, and is said to be a favourite walk of the townspeople, though I was there twice without meeting any one.