Cairo to home (together again)

We landed safely in Egypt Friday, August 1st around 12:30pm local time. At baggage claim we hired a man to get our 14 suitcases off the carousel and into the car for $6 plus a tip. Outside of baggage claim we saw Daddy. Alhumdullilah, our family is back together again! By the time we got out of baggage claim Dad had already finished Jummah. Two men loaded our suitcases on top of the van and tied them down.
On the way home we saw so many masjids. There were men praying under trees, there were taxis packed to the absolute max, there were stray dogs in the street, there were cats everywhere, there were men with shotguns slung across their back (either police or military, not sure yet), there were people dodging cars to cross the street, it was so different than my beautiful Florida. One thing that is the same - it’s hot.
When we arrived home the taxi driver and the Bowab took all the suitcases off the roof and whatever carry ons we left in the van out. A woman brought the bags up to our 3rd floor apartment. I think she is the Bowab’s daughter. For those of you who don’t know, the Bowab is the building’s doorman. He will bring up groceries and whatever else you may be carrying for a tip.