This morning I woke up to a sort of clear sky, with a hint of the sun glistening off the Nile. I had coffee delivered to the room and I can't even describe how wonderful it is to wake up and have coffee on a balcony, overlooking the river and downtown Cairo. It's 7:30 am and I'm about to have a 12 hour work day. Maybe that's why I treasure the cup of coffee so much because in a matter of minutes I'll be in work mode and at that point, I could be anywhere in the world. All things being equal, my secondary focus as usual is to watch what I eat and drink because this being Cairo, food can have unpleasant results. When in doubt, diet.
Innsbruck - here despite it never being on my to-see list
First the backstory. In about a week I'll be boarding a cruise ship (this year's Cruise Trek) in Romania. When I booked the flight many months ago, I had a brilliant idea to go in a week early to Vienna and use it as a base to spend a few nights each in Albania and Bosnia. Fast forward to 6 weeks ago and the Covid restrictions, flight schedules, and hotel prices made me give up. Changing the flight to Vienna would result in penalties and possibly fare increases so I made the best of it and thought, where can I go in Austria where I've never been? Innsbruck, hmm. Can I get a free flight from Vienna? Yes! Can I get a free hotel room? Yes. Check! The city is picture perfect though. Nestled in a valley between two mountain ranges, it's green, colorful, and everything you could want a place to be when the purpose is total work decompression. No major sightseeing, no expectations. You, a city and a view. It's walkable and small. You've got to look up, left and right, ...
What you need on your blog is a photo of you "walking like an Egyptian". I'll buy you a beer if you do it.
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