I must confess it hadnt changed much since last June but nevertheless we still find out little tit bits along route, that may help other members on here.
Great flight from LUTON airport, never flown with them before but on time with Thomson/portland.
Going through customs a breeze, no visa stamp needed, first to get cases and first to the air condition bus.
Arrived at recetion and given the room 133.
Mmm wasnt happy with that room mainly because i like the bigger rooms, but it was a nice room, near to reception and nearer to the beach.
I forgot until we were un packed that i actually paid the upgrade to a double family room, not a standard family room. So went to see Rob the Scottish rep, who told me the reason why we didnt get a DDFR was the rooms were being renovated and that the italian pool you cannot use, and it was noisey.
I told him we paid extra and he went to reception and got us a very large room in the 25 block, which i had been in before. by this time we had settled in the other room, so stayed there, as we refused to move...we lost the £28.00.
The only problem we had with the room was the toilet, we had to report it 3 x you couldnt flush it properly.
Later in the week some other English guests in the block 100s had a big hole outside their room, all the water was off due to a leak, they were asked to move to larger rooms also.
If there were renovations going on, then i never heard it, mainly because i was in the sea.
The breakfasts were the same, still nice etc, and not all that packed. I do not think the hotel was full either. There seemed to be more Aussies and USA guests this year. Russians, germans and italians were as rude as ever, trying to push there way in front, until i gave them the evils
It was extremely hot in the 50s so air conditioning was paramount but at a cost, not money but to our health.
All of us go from hot to cold, and cold to hot etc, well always when i go to Egypt on day three i always get the trots and cramps. I gave advise on the forums not to eat ice cubes, salads, milk, rice etc, and didnt eat or drink any of those things, but still bad.
I recommended on here to buy from a chemist, Antinal, buscopan(uk) and Streptoquinn, well i took the course and had the runs extremely bad, so much so i lost 4 ilbs in 3 days. I never ate much, but drank loads and loads of water, and sprite.
In the end i visited the doctor on site, actually after 3 years you would think i would have gone straight away, but forgot he existed.
I told him the tablets i used etc, he examined me, and told me it was holiday diarrhea, not caused through food, but in actual fact through air conditioning and drinking TOO MUCH WATER. He said as well as water, drink more sprite as it is good for the stomach.
He gave me an injection in the bottom, it stopped my cramps and diarrhea straight away and cost me £35 with 4 (800mg tablets for infection)....
When i go back in August i shall have this injection again, anyone can have it as long as you have the symptoms before hand.
The Doctor also said that a lot of holiday makers dont get it as they go in the winter and cooler months, so the air conditioning isnt on as much.
For the first time in Egypt we tried the Shisha pipe on the top of the Oonas bar near the beach, it was flavoured herbs etc, but one night we met a group of English people from our hotel and they had a shisha pipe on the go with somethin in it, i thought it was the usual stuff but found out later after having a go it was hubbley bubbley(sorry might have pronounced wrong) i nearly chocked to death and my head was spinning, where that came from god only knows
We went on the early morning quad biking for hours, it was fabulous, and we shall be doing it again in August and bringing some gifts for the kids as they were wanting sweets etc. We stopped off at the blue lagoon for a dip before lunch.
Despite me having tummy troubles it never stops me enjoying myself, they are all looking forward to seeing us in August.
If going to Sharm.. please think carefully about sun creams, as i said i wore factor 30 and was already brown and it went through me
Any questions please ask....
Michelle x
