Having tried several times to contact the owner by phone, I went up to Panorama in the morning. Mohamed has changed his phone number, and not told me about the change. As a result he may have lost some business for the apartments as I have fielded several enquiries from various sources.
The restaurant is now open 11:00 to midnight daily, for food, soft drinks and good views. He was erecting a new sign as I left. He probably needs banners on each side to attract attention from passing traffic.
There was very little archaeology work on Boxing Day: 3 small groups of workers around the Ramesseum, and a handful in the distance on the Assassif.