Egypt's Tahrir Square returns to normal - in pictures

A man reads a newspaper next to the entrance of the Anwar Sadat metro stop in Tahrir Square Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

Traffic returns to Tahrir Square, which for almost three weeks was packed with anti-government demonstrators Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

In one corner of Tahrir Square, military police surround remaining protesters as they try to clear the area Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP

In Tahrir Square, pedestrians walk past a line of military police surrounding the remaining hardcore of protesters Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

Egyptians pay their respects at a memorial in Tahrir Square for those killed during the Egyptian uprising Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

Some of the remaining protesters wake up after spending the night in Tahrir Square Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP

A man prepares tomatoes for sale at his vegetable stall in a market in downtown Cairo Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

People in Tahrir Square gather around portraits of those who died during the recent wave of protests Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

Yumani Nabil Hilal mourns his brother Mina at a memorial in Tahrir Square Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

A boy sells bread in Tahrir Square Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Egyptian police officers demand higher wages at a protest in front of the interior ministry in Cairo Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

Egyptian tour guides in Giza appeal to tourists to return to their country Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images

Public transport workers demand higher wages at a protest in front of the national television building in Cairo Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP

An Egyptian police officer confronts anti-Mubarak protesters in Tahrir Square Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP