Tahrir as tourist site

This would have sounded absurd just over a month ago:

“So far, Tahrir is my favorite place,” said Mr. Blijdorp, who had visited the Pyramids the day before.

If you have some time on your hands, this is actually the perfect time to visit Egypt if you do it immediately. There are almost no tourists here, and the sandstorms are probably a couple of weeks away. We’re still in the midst of the always beautifully bright and cool January/February period in Cairo.