Movenpick Cairo Airport

... .  I wondered if that impression even remotely resembles what Cairo is.   We landed shortly before midnight.  Cairo International Airport is old school.  After landing, the plane taxies then parks in an open aired lot, similar to a ...

... I was with was "a very lucky man" to "have three wives" because he was a few girls.  I swear they just say that stuff to get our attention though. We stayed at the Movenpick...a Swiss hotel really close to the pyramids which was ...

... trip to find out what the story was about... After we boarded our bus and on our way to pick up Marilyn at the Movenpick hotel on the hill , I asked Ayman if we can stopped by the view point I spotted when we first come into Petra. The ...

... , “We’re the only ones wearing shorts.”   It’s true.  In our effort to be on time to the airport, we have given no thought to our manner of dress for our trip to Cairo.  Three of us are in shorts.   Standing in ...

... time to spare, fly Egypt Air". Very funny. But I'd say Egypt Air gets a thumbs up in my book. Back in Cairo, we finally made it to our hotel, the Movenpick Hotel. Never heard of it, but what a nice place. The lobby is decorated in this '60s retro style, ...

... discovered it was a tea made from the Hibiscus flower and chilled.  Still tasted like Welch's grape juice to us.  The Movenpick Hotel is a series of bungalows and each is unique.  Both of our rooms have a patio with table and chairs and ...

... to be able to bring home all our stuff. Then it was back to the hotel for dinner, packing and the trip home.  Little did we know the trip to the airport held one more adventure for us, but that story will have to wait until the next entry.  ...

... I will make sure I keep in touch with them all! At 3pm I was back at the boat and picked up by my cab ride to the airport. As I type this in the Airport it looks like my 4:55 flight is "Delayed for Bad"; I have no clue what that means but I heard ...

... -Library of Alexandria Day 4 Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 -Shop for cell phones to be used in country -Bus to Cairo Airport -Flight to Aswan -Check-in to Marhaba Hotel, Aswan, Egypt Day 5 Wednesday, May 6th 2009 -1/2 Aswan tour ...

... with certificates of completion for the program. On Wednesday morning, we got up and took a bus from Alexandria to the Cairo airport. After an exhausting journey through the airport (which involved bribing a policeman with a pink key-chain), we finally ...

... entire journey. Again got passed off to another representative as Ahmed hurried away to do whatever it was that needed him to be at Cairo airport at 7.15am; it certainly wasn't us we have an hour and a half before the flight to Luxor . This time the ...

... on-its-legs bathtub and open wall shower. Runners up: suites at the InterContinental Bethlehem, Cairo Marriott Best Hotel Room Amenities:  The Movenpick's Trinity Dead Sea mud accoutrements made my Toronto winter chapped hands feel like a baby's ...

... new food. Day 5:  Spent most of the day mooching around the hotel – Leaving for the airport at 21:00 for the Egypt Air flight to Cairo and our onward connection via Ethiopian Airlines to Zanzibar... Summary: The Kasr Ibrim was great, clean, ...

... a "Felucca Ride and Fellah Tent Dinner" tour we'd booked. Way overpriced, but it was easy to arrange. Got a taxi ride to the Movenpick resort on its own little island (Crocodile Island) in the middle of the Nile, where they loaded us onto boats (they ...