If you have time, you may enjoy the idiosyncratic collection at this museum. British Major Gayer-Anderson renovated two old merchants' houses in the 1930s to show off his treasures: furniture, art and carpets from India, Iran, Turkey and Pakistan. Daily 8 am-noon and 1-4 pm. £E 30. Ibn Tulun Street (Islamic Cairo), Cairo. Phone 02-2364-7822.