Alexandria Green Plaza Hilton

... the sounds, smells and sights of a bustling commercial centre with all its crowds and vendors. We were the only tourists and were greeted with stares and wonder.<br><br>6. Jimmy, the boy vendor, tried groping Sandra as she posed with him for a photo after purchasing two souvenir pyramid sculptures in a tourist bazaar lining the plaza near the ship. It was one of those moments for a camera. By 3 p.m., we were sailing for the Greek island of Crete. Farewell Egypt.

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... none of which compare the insanity of Cairo.but amusing and time consuming none the less.<br><br>we find a nice little restaurant with a great menu and go to town.service is slow and seeing as how we are the only customers in there,its a little confusing.... and its getting late, so we know they are trying to jet.<br><br>all B.S. aside, the food showed up after about 45 minutes.... and it was better than expected. i ordered some ...

... very interesting day. Day 78 April 29th (Wednesday) Another early morning as we had docked in Alexandria this morning at 7am. Our tour was for 8am and the buses had to leave all together with a tourist police escort to Cairo. Another couple from Florida sat across from us on the bus so we had company all day. The buses were air conditioned and also had a washroom on board which was great. The buses left at 8:20am for Cairo and the Giza ...

... a beautiful mosque compound, but Sharon was not allowed in because of her gender. Neil and I decided to forgo entering it as well, focusing on the outside of the mosque. It is intricately covered in carved geometric patterns, a fine example of traditional Islamic architecture.<br><br>This was a very memorable day and a fitting finish to an exotic two days in Egypt.<br><br> <br>

... is spectacular and very big. We then went for lunch in a fantastic 5 star hotel within sight of the pyramids. The decoration, chandeliers, gardens were all beautiful and the food was excellent. We then went to Saqqara and were able to go in what is left of the pyramid of Teti 2323-2291 BC. It was a labyrinth of passages and rooms and at one point I thought I had lost my way. Everywhere there were beautiful carvings some still in the original colours of ...

... washing clothes and pans in the filthy river. Rubbish absolutely everywhere and piled high outside peoples' doorways. Worst thing I saw were children playing and splashing each other in a huge filthy green mouldy puddle. I guess there must be terrible disease and ill health in the rural parts, and I'm guessing there are probably no good medical facilities. Lots of things us westerners take for granted. <br><br>Seemed to go quicker than 2 hours and I was ...

... train from Ramses Station and had decided to treat ourselves to first class. It was a journey back in time with the carriages&#8217; 1960&#8217;s style of decor, and venetian blinds hung from the windows, but it was a comfortable position to sit and watch as life along the edge of the Nile Delta rolled by. The railway tracks had attracted a never-ending stream of rubbish heaps, and many women stood around casually chatting, seemingly unperturbed ...

... the border was in a non-descript place called Abri.  But it was worth it for the exchanges with the locals and the frequent teas &amp; sodas thrust upon us.  Mrs R has vowed to repay these acts of kindness by offering her time and advice to tourists when she returns to England ... whether they like it or not! We then caught the ferry from Wadi Halfa, at the northern-most point of Sudan, arriving in Aswan in southern Egypt 24 hours later.  A quick ...