The fact that Egyptair is dry is not relevant, honest!
So I'm parking at Birmingham airport and flying with Lufthansa.
I'm going out early, on Thursday 3rd February, via Frankfurt, and staying 3 nights at the Windsor Hotel in Central Cairo, before moving to the Mercure Sphinx on the Sunday. I return 2 hours after the group, via Munich, but will probably get to bed by about midnight on Sunday 13th February.
I'll be reporting here on my blog, in parallel to Angela's reports on her blog. Please check us both out via the MES blogs page.