El Salamlek Palace Hotel Alexandria
Montazah Palace, P.O.Box 258 Alexandria, Egypt
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Alexandria Free Day, by Don Hogle
It's a free day in Alexandria with nothing scheduled until the evening. But some decide they want to go into town via the hotel shuttle and catch a few sights they’ve read about in their guidebooks. Word spreads and ultimately the entire group decides to go.
When our guide gets wind of the plan from one of the group at breakfast, he hustles out to the front of the hotel just as ...
Alexandria: not a small seaside village
... prayers. You can tell the ones that pray five time per day, everyday, as they have a darkened spot of skin on their forehead from putting their head on the rough prayer mats during each cycle of prayer. There is even a sticker pointing out the direction of Mecca (the correct direction to face when praying) in every hotel room!
Next we are off into the desert for a couple of days before heading ...
Egypt Travel Tips
... is non-stop. The drive to Luxor has breaks at 2 sites – Kom Ombo & Edfu.
Be warned though, even when not in a convoy, there are very few rest stops during road travel, for bathroom breaks. So, when you find one, use it…..there may be none available for a long time.
Travelling in the desert is a different ball game altogether……no food or bathroom breaks, unless you arrive at an oasis / town. There are paved ...
Egyptian Revolution
... Day of Wrath". The overall goal of this non-leader movement is for President Mubarak to step down after 30 years of being in power.
The police are widely known for corruption and brutality. We have heard numerous accounts of people going to jail for pity acts such as not being able to pay a simple ...
Playing hooky with friends
... has
reached the point where he has enlisted the broken English baker across
the street from his stall to stalk us for the picture. Ana and I have
been taking alternative routes to avoid the ...
This hotel was formerly known as: El Salamlek



