After my usual frantic last-minute dash down to Gloucestershire, my folks were, as ever, unflaggingly wonderful, and ferried me to Heathrow. The first flight of the morning, to Milan.
Approaching Milan at dawn afforded a wonderful view of the Alps emerging from a cloud-drift landscape, lit in a warm, heavenly light. A fine start, it must be said…
The transfer to Cairo was smooth, and gave me a chance to swot up on my Arabic numerals. A nice meal, too, but it felt a little awkward as the businessman next to me was obviously fasting.
Was met by the Intrepid contacts at Arrivals and pointed in the right direction for Visas, etc. Bumped into Anna, another Intrepid adventurer, who was also expecting a car to the hotel.
Our driver, Aiman, appeared to have forgotten his licence or something, and after a lot of circuitous journeying and loud Arabic mobile conversations, he took me on my way. (Anna had to go with another driver, apparently.) As my friend Imad ensured me before I came, Cairo is indeed Chaos. It was a break-neck thrill-ride all the way to the hotel, on the way glimpsing fabulous mosques, and a lot of construction work, and narrowly avoiding numerous other vehicles, including a donkey-and-cart.
The Victoria Hotel is a pleasing, 1930s building. Not luxurious but everything you could reasonably want (including this handy Internet cafe).
Met up with Anna and Sharif, an Intrepid guide, and went out to explore. Sampled Turkish coffee, a sheesha pipe (don't worry Mum, only apple-flavoured), and v. nice meat shawarma in an air-conditioned cafe. Have organized to tag along with another Intrepid tour tomorrow to visit the Pyramids and the Museum. Nile cruise in the evening. Right, I haven't slept for some while, so I'll say TTFN.
Phil x
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Can't wait to hear about the pyramids and Nile trip - reminds me of 'Wilbur Smith' novels! Hope it was good.
Hi Phil,
Al & Lyd forwarded your blog address to me and I just wanted to let you know that I will be a frequent visitor during your travels.
Judith
Day one and you're already on the sheesha! Top tip: always wipe the mouthpiece with a wetwipe before you take your first puff. Trust me on that...
Hope you're having a wonderful time - can't wait to see what you made of the museum's Mummy Room!
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