Inflation year on year is down to under 3%, so prices by and large are stable, and the exchange rate from GB£ is hovering around 20.7:1. Of course all the Egyptians continue to complain that there are no private tourists, but there seem to be plenty of groups. And the medium-sized groups are eating and staying in the better West-bank establishments.
Even the mosquitoes seem less hungry!
And I have been able to watch football and f1 on the computer using the rather than my phone. hesgoal.com is good, but it is pot-luck what language the commentaries are in. Brighton put up a good show against Liverpool yesterday but were probably slightly overawed for the first 20 minutes.
So here are 2 sets of pictures. More of the raptor(s) and a few details of the migdol gate at Medinet Habu showing how the shadows vary to make the text more or less readable. I've tweaked some camera settings to increase the detail a bit.