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Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo May 31st 2009

We got a lot accomplished in our first full day in Maadi. I had a long overdue visit to the beauty salon where Heidi and Heba worked their magic on my hair. Mr. Hassan, my old and Tracy's current maquagi (ironing man) was soooo happy to see me. I think he would fit in my suitcase...huh? Tracy's maid Mila was welcoming but I wouldn't exactly say happy to see us! Thanks to Tracy and Glenn Joyce, I got my old mobile line activated, only to find out that SOME people had deleted my number already...you know who you are! Caroline sneaked onto the CAC (Cario American College) school campus at lunchtime and I haven't seen her again today. I took Catherine and Trevor just before school let out and they were thrilled to see their old ... read more
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Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo May 30th 2009

After a 10 hour flight and a 5 hour layover in Paris, we boarded our flight to Cairo. At this point Caroline is quite upset because she left her ipod on the plane and of course they didn't find it while cleaning the aircraft. She is very adament (where's the spell check?) about never flying Air France again and all her friends told her that it is a bad airline. We should have taken Sara's recommendation and flown KLM. Oh....life through the eyes of a 13 year old girl who is without her music! Despite that drama, we arrived safely in Cairo where the Thomas Cook man whisked us through passport controll and customs with the wink of an eye and the word APACHE. We were greeted by our dear friends Paul and Tracy Ellis and ... read more
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North America » United States » Texas » Houston May 29th 2009

This is the first day of our journey. Caroline, Catherine, Trevor, and I hopped aboard the Super Shuttle with only 4 bags...definitely a record for our family! After a smooth check-in at the airport, we relaxed in the Air France Lounge, then off to Paris! ... read more




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