A delay in our schedule gives us a day to just laze around in Luxor and watch all the people and boats on the Nile.

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Beautiful day. Mark got a massage (an odd one, he says — the music was loud and not relaxing, so the massage was not as relaxing as he would have hoped. It was by a large man named Freddy. Still, he smelled nice when he got back. I’m STILL feeling crappish, but we sat out […]

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We had an early flight back to Cairo (about an hour flight) leaving at 8:45. Once we checked out and caught the bus, it was pretty smooth sailing. Egyptian Museum George picked us up at the airport (the smaller terminal this time) and a quick car/limo ride to the Semi-Ramis (sem-ee-ram-EES) Intercontinental Hotel. Very nice, […]

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Driving to Minya today to see Beni Hassan, which requires a security person in the car and a police escort the rest of the way. Minya is in Middle Egypt, and is considered a serious Muslim Fundamentalist stronghold. The Desert Road It’s four hours on the desert road to Minya. Everyone still gets a little […]

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Breakfast was a rather brusque affair of cheese and rolls served by an extremely nice team of waiters and the manager, who cut a fine figure in a truly stupendous shamrock green suit coat. We picked up water and the camera and headed to Amarna — we’d be back for lunch (this is about the […]

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We started at eight for the drive to Alexandria. We will meet our guide in the city, so Mr. Mohammed is charged with us for the day. He must be getting heartily sick of us! After a wrong turn and a backtrack to get on the desert road, we’re off. Another security police officer has […]

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Woke to sheets of rain beating against the shutters and shlumped downstairs for breakfast. It’s our last day in Egypt and we’re getting tired and ready to go home. The continental breakfast was a sad affair, really, and we ordered a cheese omelet (and got a plate of cheese the first time — a nice […]

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After a few hours sleep at the Hilton (a very comfortable hotel, even if we were only there for about four hours) Mr. Mohammed is back to pick us up for another try at actually getting home. Eight am, back to the airport again, where we learn that the United Airlines flight that Egypt Air […]

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