This was my first trip to Cairo in the spring of 2013 and I plan to come again for a longer period of time next year. I've visited the Sinai before but never Cairo. The warmth of the air hits you as soon as you exit the plane in addition to the faint smell of burning garbage in the distance. The immense traffic, dented cars and buses puffing out black smoke, huge crowds shopping in markets (late at night), mosques upon mosques, animal carcass hanging outside meat shops, buildings caked in dust and dirt, and striking political graffiti were some of my very first observations made the night I arrived. See you in a few months, Egypt.
