2022 - Return To Egypt

 It is the 15th of February and we are comfortably ensconced in the Cairo Condo, waiting as Terry and Amy are flying across the Mediterranean Sea on their way to join us for about ten days on the usual whirlwind tour of this historic land.

Linda and I arrived on Feb 5, a bit later than usual in the winter season.

We had originally planned to leave Minneapolis on January 4, but when we took our mandatory Covid test for entry into Egypt, Linda's came back POSITIVE!

Well, we thought, Tom can just go and open things up and Linda will be along in 10 days according to Delta Airlines protocol.  This turned out to be a bad idea. Tom did indeed fly on Jan 4th, but Linda's symptoms, which we expected to be mild (She had previously had two vaccinations and one case of Covid in 2020) turned toward the unpleasant.  

This led to Tom flying home in mid-January where his presence improved Linda's symptoms and disposition considerably. Lesson learned.

Now with a negative test results and a doctor's letter of recovery, to boot, we both headed out on February 4.

Now, a trip to or from Egypt is not a pleasant journey, especially nowadays in the cheap seats.  It takes around 26 hours with about 14-15 in flight and the remainder waiting for connections in Detroit, Atlanta and/or Paris.

So what is new in the "travel to Egypt business?"  After all, it has been two years since we made the trip.

Almost all airports have decent electric outlets among their waiting areas.  Just about all planes have USB charging sockets in the seat backs.  And, best of all, Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris now has a lovely kitten statue in the departure lounge near the L gates.

It looks even better after the sun goes down and the lights come on.

And, a ticket home on Egypt Air - Cairo to Washington, non-stop is readily obtained at the old reliable Delta Tours office across from the old Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square.  It is good that I know my way around Cairo - I originally began via battling the hapless Delta Airlines Internet Virtual Ticket Agent before heading downtown.  (no relation between those two Deltas!)