Thursday, May 21, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
May 20, 2009, We are here in Cairo!!!!
Madeline and I went to Heathrow and met up with my niece, Tara DeLancey. She was sitting with another student from Colorado University, Joel. Joel had heard one of the Codepink speakers do a presentation on campus, and it inspired him to join the student delegation that is attempting to go into Gaza this week.
When we got into Egypt, before we cleared immigration all of the passengers had their temperature taken. I do not know if this is routinely done, or if it is in response to the swine flu concerns. I would be interested to know, and will blog it if I find out. I have posted a picture of Madeline having hers done.
We then went out for either a taxi ride or a bus to our hotel. According to the travel books, it is hard to trust the vendors at the airport. They supposedly do a bait and switch type deal where they will tell you there is no bus service, or tell you that your hotel is closed.....all of this sort of thing. We ended up getting a good price into Cairo for 12 dollars, and that was for 4 with our bags, as Joel came with us. I am not sure how far the ride was, but I do know that the driving was a little scary for me. I did not see a lot of the scenery on the way in, as I had to close my eyes a lot of the time to keep my nerves calm. When we got to our hotel, there was an interesting looking man sitting outside of the elevator, and I will be attaching a picture of him. Joel had been planning on staying at a hostel, but as it was so late, he ended up staying with us. Our room accommodates 4 very well, as it has two rooms with two beds each. It will be fine with me if he stays with us the whole time. I told him that I liked a tidy room, and he said the same. So after he Febreezed his pants and sanitized his hands, we settled into bed. I like this roommate a lot!!
As I a blogging, I hear a minarette calling out. I am also starting to do a lot of scratching, and I am afraid it is some type of bug eating me. I had read about mosquitoes, but I do not hear their buzzing. hmmmm.................anyway.
The room comes with breakfast that is served until 11am, yeah for a sleep in!!
Stay posted. Tomorrow is a new day, new adventures~~~~~~
When we got into Egypt, before we cleared immigration all of the passengers had their temperature taken. I do not know if this is routinely done, or if it is in response to the swine flu concerns. I would be interested to know, and will blog it if I find out. I have posted a picture of Madeline having hers done.
We then went out for either a taxi ride or a bus to our hotel. According to the travel books, it is hard to trust the vendors at the airport. They supposedly do a bait and switch type deal where they will tell you there is no bus service, or tell you that your hotel is closed.....all of this sort of thing. We ended up getting a good price into Cairo for 12 dollars, and that was for 4 with our bags, as Joel came with us. I am not sure how far the ride was, but I do know that the driving was a little scary for me. I did not see a lot of the scenery on the way in, as I had to close my eyes a lot of the time to keep my nerves calm. When we got to our hotel, there was an interesting looking man sitting outside of the elevator, and I will be attaching a picture of him. Joel had been planning on staying at a hostel, but as it was so late, he ended up staying with us. Our room accommodates 4 very well, as it has two rooms with two beds each. It will be fine with me if he stays with us the whole time. I told him that I liked a tidy room, and he said the same. So after he Febreezed his pants and sanitized his hands, we settled into bed. I like this roommate a lot!!
As I a blogging, I hear a minarette calling out. I am also starting to do a lot of scratching, and I am afraid it is some type of bug eating me. I had read about mosquitoes, but I do not hear their buzzing. hmmmm.................anyway.
The room comes with breakfast that is served until 11am, yeah for a sleep in!!
Stay posted. Tomorrow is a new day, new adventures~~~~~~
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