In June 2021, Elizabeth and I were having breakfast at Prep and Pastry. She was talking about her upcoming trip to Egypt with her parents, a trip that has been cancelled in October 2020 due to Covid. I thought about how the lockdowns had one positive spin - I had a lot of vacation time available. I said that out loud, and she told me that I should join her. So I did! I arrived in Cairo at 11 p.m. Egypt time (UTC + 2:00) on Oct. 9, 2021. Even at that late an hour, in a city of 25 million, … [Read more...]