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Alexandria Slideshow
Alexandria
Travel Blogs from Alexandria, Egypt
on the way to the north of EGYPT.
PORT SIAD. is a small city at the north of egypt which the sueze canal asses and connect the MEDITERENAIN SEA WITH THE RED SEA,in this city you have alot of huge vessel waiting to cross the canal. to i move forward to see the light house but it was ...
Alexandria
... where all the rich and famous played. Now it's run-down and needs a major overhaul. We saw the Alexandria National Museum, Catacombs of Chouqafa, Roman Theater, Library of Alexandria, Odeum Theater. The Library is absolutely ...
Part 6--EGYPT and Enchiladas!
... day coming to an end, we enjoyed dinner atop our hotel then collapsed-completely exhausted. Day #4 brought our 3-hr transfer to Alexandria once again with a police escort (at one time involving 4 vehicles for our single 20-passenger bus!). Arrival in ...
Abu Simbel to Aswan to Cairo to Alexandria
Lots of traveling: two plane rides then a bus ride through Nile ...
Pyramids and the Nile
With much anticipation we arrived in the port city of Alexandria, Egypt. From here we would travel in a coach for three hours to arrive in Cairo. After the luxury of the ship we were in for a bit of a culture shock as we drove out of the gates ...
Alexandria
... to be sacrifice in order to defend Cairo. Luckily Montgomery defeated Rommel and chased him back to Tunisia. Otherwise, it is possible Alexandria and Cairo would have fallen and along with them the Suez Canal....if that had happened the results of WWII ...
May 4, 2012 Cairo/ (Alexandria), Egypt - Day 23
... about this port because others indicated we would be traveling in a convoy with other buses, with armed guards in front and back between Alexandria and Cairo. If this was the case we did not see them. We did see arms guards as we were leaving ...
Alexandria
Our time in Alexandria was a more relaxing time than Cairo. When we arrived we went to a fort along the Mediterranean build by Alexander the Great. Soon we got hot and jumped in the sea with some local boys. After talking to them for an hour a friend of ...
May 5, 2012 - Cairo /(Alexandria), - Day 24
... quake). The Mosque of Abu Al-Abbas Al-Mursi is the city's largest mosque and is dedicated to the patron saint of Alexandria’s fishermen and sailors. Pompey’s Pillar is 84 feet high and made from Aswan rose granite and was dedicated in 297 ...
Alexandria, Egypt
... the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Greek traveler Antipater. to 395 AD - Roman rule from Rome, Italy. Alexandria is capital of Egypt province. to 641 AD - Christian Byzantine/Greek rule from Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey). 619 to 629 AD - ...
Alexandria, Egypt
Got up at the painfully early hour of 6:30 a.m. aboard Voyager of the Seas in Alexandria, Egypt. My room service breakfast was delivered at 6:40. I ate and then went downstairs at 7:15 for my tour group assignment. Today I did Tour AX17 – "Landmarks ...
For the Love of Books
... and paintings. If I remember correctly the library was free but the museum with the books cost 15 EE. Kom Al-Soqqafa: also called Alexandria's Catacombs. It's near the lone Roman Pillar, which we did not pay to go see (we'd already been to Greece so one ...
Egypt's favourite city
Many Egyptians (especially native Alexandriites) seem to have a great love for their Mediterranean city of Alexandria. Claire and I figured that since we had those extra days in Egypt, why not take a little trip out there to see what all the fuss was ...
In Alexandria and back to Cairo
... . There were lots of judderbars in the highway to slow down the traffic flow too. Our driver got onto the Corniche in Alexandria and took us along to Montazah where we stayed at the Sheraton Montazah hotel opposite King Farouk's Palace grounds. The sea ...
Ramses tours
... January the pot would boil over and spill out onto the streets for the whole world to see. This has created a new face of Egypt. A face, which shows expression rather than hides it. A face that smiles from deep within at the changes and what this will ...
Not so Alexandria the Great
... the Great sauntered in. Although it's a nice setting, that's all the nice stuff one can really say about Alexandria. The museum was really interesting (except for the boatload of french who arrived when we were there...anyone that's ...
North to the Mediterranean!
... , Roman, Coptic Christian, Muslim, Napoleonic, British, and back to Muslim), and its greater religious diversity have left Alexandria's identity in many different camps. Toby and I wandered through the streets to Fort Qaitbey, the ancient citadel that ...
Feeling Old
... have refunded us the difference! A nice saving on the real price for us, which is great! We have one more day in Alexandria before heading over to Libya. We aren’t entirely sure how much internet access we will have, as we are camping in ...
Farewell to Egypt
... about you. We have almost got the traffic sussed crossing the street - basically you just walk out and the traffic stops. Alexandria has only 8 million people in it, so is a lot cleaner than Cairo. Thousands of Lada cars here - many used for ...
Alexandria City
- Roman Tombs -Donkey rides (not a good idea) - City tour - Souks - A traffic jam back to ...
Pyramids and Sphinx
... escort as well as an armed guard on each bus who carried what looked like a sub machine gun. As we drove through Alexandria my first impression was not a good one. It looked dirty and uncared for but I have since heard from other passengers ...
Alexandria, Egypt
... but want to tell you what I think of Egypt. SAS really over-prepared us for India and definitely under-prepared us for Egypt. I met some really great people, but what made my time unbearable was the liars, cheaters, hasslers and everyone who saw us as ...
Alexandria
First stop was Alexandria, Egypt. Home to one of the original Seven Wonders of the World - The Lighthouse of Alexandria. We stayed about a week if memory serves. Being in the Navy, it's not all fun and games. We worked one full day (without permission ...
Our New Best Friend - and the wind....
... . This was a site recommended by guide Alberto. We were thankful he did so. Arrived in Alexandria about 12:00. My credit card was devoured about 14:00 outside the new Biblioteque. Actually got the Bank (CIB) ...
Alexandrie
Bonjour à vous deux, Contente de voir que vous vous relayez l'information! Ici, j'ai des problèmes à me logger sur Gmail, mais finalement je suis là. Je suis à Alexandrie depuis hier et c'est magnifique: la ville, le temps et les ...
Alexandria experience
... in). Back in the van after that, then miles and miles of coastline as we hit the Med and turned right towards Alexandria. SO MANY apartment buildings we were told are resorts, empty at the moment, waiting for the summer holiday makers. ...