After over 24 hours of being in-flight or waiting for a flight, 6 security checks and lots of cups of coffee, we safely arrived home Monday evening! Amazingly and thankfully, all of our flights were on time.
Security was really tight everywhere. Not only did we have go through the screeners multiple times, but we also had to answer questions about our carry-on luggage about 45 minutes prior to boarding in Frankfurt and when we actually boarded the plane their. So we waited in lots of security lines.
On the flip side, customs in Chicago was completely empty when we arrived so we didn’t have to wait at all. And the shortest line for security was in Chicago so that was a pleasant surprise especially because we were all really tired at that point.
It looks like our timing of the trip was good and we flew home just as things were getting started with the protests going on there right now. I sure hope that this is resolved in a positive manner. Tourism is a huge industry for Egypt and the current activities are likely going to be detrimental if they continue.
Some of you asked me to include information about the Golden Valley of Mummies that Mohamed talked about during our tour. I found several links with information on it below:
http://www.guardians.net/hawass/mummy-main.htm
http://www.drhawass.com/events/valley-golden-mummies
Finally, I have posted pictures of the tour on CETA’s Facebook page. The link to it is below:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=269729&id=144170630893
You do not need to have a Facebook account to view the pictures, but if you do, please friend CETA Tours to get travel tips and tidbits and learn about upcoming tours we have available.
Thanks for reading this blog about all of our adventures in Egypt!
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