After landing in Cairo (en route to London--don't ask) at 5:00 a.m., while having my breakfast at one of the airport cafeterias, I came up w/ the following:
--It’s roughly 5.20 Egyptian pounds to the dollar, if you wanted to know..
--On the back of the cafeteria crew’s t-shirts: “I’m here for you!” That just cracked me up. Why not something more tame like “I can help” (I guess Wal-Mart took that one)?..
--Was tempted to have “Egyptian sweets” but due to the fact that I’d sampled most of the same “varieties” at Small World (Lagos) earlier this year & felt like “food-food”, I Settled on Fresh strawberry juice & Ham & cheese Bagel (mouthwatering?)..Plus, how I could hurry to “dive” into the culture, when I hadn’t even left the airport?
--Is it too much to ask for a view of the pyramids while one dines on Egyptian goodies? Apparently. No such fortune for me. They’re probably not even visible from the airport at all, but I wouldn’t know, as, because I’m in transit, I’m only allowed in terminal 2.
--Irony: The internet (which is free) isn’t working in terminal 2 today. Only terminal’s 1 & 3. We have repairs & Murphy to thank for that.
--I noticed in the airport staff interactings that Egyptians are quite lively people. Similar to Italians, or Lebanese. I guess Egypt also sits on the Mediterranean.
--I shall have to return one day to see the many sites of my possible fore-fore-fore ("Are you through?" "Great-great Aunt!"--Tell me you got that..) fathers..
P.S. Egyptian music videos remind me of “Bollywood love songs”.
P.P.S. I hesitate to say Egyptian yet again, lest I turn it myself..
4 comments:
Hope you made it to London safely. Sounds like a typical long stopover in a random airport. Had a few too many of those lately. Will pray your trip goes well.
Is this Anita in S.A.? If so, I'm sorry that I didn't make it for your goodbye party..I wasn't actually well & I travelled soon afterwards..I'm in Europe at the moment, but will be back in S.A. next Tuesday..u still around, or left already?
Thats ok. I was hoping you would make it but when I realized you had to travel on the same day i did, I understand. I'm in Nepal now. Got here about a week ago. Now I can pester you to come visit :)
Don't pester! Pray! It'll take an actual miracle..;)
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