We pulled away from the condo at 3:02 PM, were double-checked at the Delta counter and had our suitcases checked in by 3:12. We were through security and seated at our gate by 3:27. May the rest of our trip go as smoothly!!!!! Flight to Atlanta is still marked as on time, and our fingers are crossed!
December 30:
After three smooth and on-time flights and a seamless connection with the expediter at the Cairo airport, we are settled in at Keren's apartment in the Zamalek area of Cairo. It was a long -- 24 hour -- trip but seemed to fly by. YAY!
January 1, 2016:
Okbazghi and I are not yet accustomed to the new time, but we are trying to get there. It's 9:30 AM and we are forcing ourselves to get up, having lain awake for much of the night. It seems that a 7 hour time change is a bit of a challenge, but we are well. It rained yesterday, which is evidently unusual for Cairo, and it chilled down considerably. But today looks to have a sunny start. We plan to venture past the island neighborhood for some exploring. We start with the typical Egyptian breakfast of FUUL -- cooked, large Fava beans, which are the most eaten beans in the world. You can see the cooked beans at the bottom right of this picture. We also have an egg omelet above the FUUL, lovely puffy break near the top with rolls near the bottom.
Walking here from Keren's apartment, we saw a place where people were baking the bread on the street. then men would load up the loaves several layers high on platforms the size of a small balcony and carry them above their heads while they speed through traffic on bikes. We also had raw vegetables, delicious herbed soft cheese,, pleasantly salted omelet, tahini, spiced stewed eggplant and two kinds of puddings, all washed down with really sweet mint tea. A meal fit for royalty!!!!
We ate this lovely meal on a BOAT floating near the banks of the Nile -- here you can see the view from the window:
And a view of the inside of the boat from the other window:
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