Back in New, New Cairo

On my way shopping.....

Some lesser folks maybe a bit worried of a soldier "having a laugh" pointing his gun a you!

We finally made it back home to Cairo! Warm weather hurrah!

We flew back Egypt-scare (Egyptair) which was it usual self, trying ever so hard to be professional. On landing the company had arranged meet and greet and we were helped through passports (something we had done 30x before, but nice anyway). There were a few locals from Tripoli who had just arrived so it was a little busy.

We, and our bags of good english food were waved through immigration and out into the merry throng that is Cairo international airport - merrier than our last visit! The first thing we noticed that was different was the scrum of cars parking outside, previously moved on or ticketed by policemen who were now absent. A short drive and we were in our looter-free home, although it was hard to tell whether the boys rooms were ransacked or not. The furniture we had order several weeks before from Ahmed the furniture maker in Damietta had arrived, some of which was great (wine rack, mirrors), and some obviously had

instructions that had been garbled a little in translation from my poor arabic-ahmeds poor english. We now have a could or garden loungers that would suit a couple of undersized midgets - I laughed remembering the Stonehenge in Spinal Tap. We also have a nicely made garden table however the slats are so widely spaced you would loose a plate between them! Mafish Mushkilla (no probs) as they say here, a couple of pieces of glass over the to

p and all good.

Boys shot off to friends and we have not seen hide nor hair of them. P went out shopping to the local supermarket. You know things are not normal when you can pose in front of tanks and APCs when going to pick up some fruit and veg! Soldiers were really friendly, a bit bored I think with people having their photos taken I think.