Well, we’ve made it as far as Cairo, which isn’t saying much, of course, but we are at least here in one piece. Finally, we set foot in Africa (you can’t really count the Canary Islands last year, can you?)
To say that this place is a hive of activity wouldn’t be doing it justice. Outside the hotel, somewhere in the centre of Cairo, it’s like Picadilly Circus, even after ten in the evening. Every street is in gridlock; the traffic is mayhem. The pavements, too, are awash with people going about their business, all of the shops are open, eateries are run off their feet with customers placing orders… The place is bustling beyond belief.
It also has that nondescript exotic aroma to it, which reminds me of Muscat, Dubai, Bangkok, Istanbul and other such cities, where the senses are bombarded at every turn by a veritable barrage of impressions, especially the olfactory.
I can’t spend long on this entry, because it’s late and we haven’t actually seen much at all yet. You can tell already, though, that this is going to be good.
Just sent you an EMail after ascertaining from the EgyptAir website that your flight departed and arrived on-time. I note from Yahoo Weather you can expect “Partly cloudy skies early. A few showers developing later in the day. High near 70F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30%.” Not so shabby, but I thought the chance of rain this time of year in Cairo was about nil. Get out there and explore the Great Pyramid and tell us all about it!
— Mike and Florence
Yes, we made it here in good time.
We certainly did get rain all morning and it was chilly, too. The streets turned to mud and Eloïse in particular got plastered in the stuff. Both children are in the bath as I write this.