Our trip home to Egypt was LONG! We woke up at 4:30 Madrid time to go to the airport for our flight to Barcelona. The flight was the shortest one Hubby had ever been on. An astounding 50 minute flight landed us in Barcelona at 8 AM. We had a 6 hour layover before our flight to Cairo. Although it was a long time to wait, I felt that it moved quickly and the kids kept themselves entertained with a suitcase full of Barbies, Cars, and Books. People that watched them were entertained by the curiosity and each time a plane took off Princess thought that it left without us.
Once we boarded the plane to Cairo we were pleasantly surprised to find that the flight would take just over 3 hours instead of just over 4 hours thanks to 146 km/hour tailwind. Princess fell asleep for 2 hours shortly after the take off and Dimples had fun with the ladies in the seat behind us. Once Princess woke up she was thoroughly entertained by a Pilot that was in the back of the plane catching a ride home. He told her wild tales of traveling and flying. She did not want to go back to her seat for landing. I was so incredibly thankful for the uneventful flight.
It is amazing how much you forget when your body and mind are exhausted from traveling. I do not remember much of our arrival at the airport in Cairo other than buying our entry visa at a bank and going through customs. I certainly did not remember taking a bus off the tarmac to the terminal. But, all that aside, we got our entry visa, quickly made it through customs. They asked us absolutely no questions at all. There were 7 people at the booth and they were all fascinated by Dimples who was about ready to fall asleep as he not really slept since 5 AM. We waited for what seemed like an eternity for our luggage and then only 2 bags came. We waited and waited and the third bag and the stroller had yet to come onto the belt. Just as Hubby went to make a claim the bag and stroller popped out onto the belt. We were ready to leave.
Although we have only lived in Cairo for 4 months, it felt like we had returned home; especially when we walked into our flat. There is something endearing about the honking and crazy traffic.
Today is a day of grocery shopping and laundry...we may just have to purchase another drying rack for the tremendous amount of dirty clothes that we have. Dimples is getting his last Christmas present today. He will finally get his soccer ball. I fully expect that he will be outside for the remainder of the day!
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