In addition to the wandering street vendors who roam the streets of Alexandria with their carts laden with vegetables and fruits, and whose hawking cries rise and fall according to the tune each vendor has chosen for his wares, there used to be a number of strolling vendors who offered food and drink to slake thirst, stave off hunger, or simply pass time. Some no longer exist, a number has diminished, and some are still going strong. Depending on the food or drink, the vendors would either park their cart on a corner of two streets or in a much frequented road, or wander with the cart, or, if the nature of the product does not allow for the use of a cart, they would carry the wares and walk the streets of Alexandria, drawing attention by announcing their wares, or using a horn or trumpet, or clashing cymbals. These street vendors remain a characteristic of Egyptian life, and the Alexandrian street would be very dull indeed without them!