Helnan Palestine Hotel Alexandria

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... what the old site was like!).

Also visited the war memorial at El Alamein, very sobering experience and highly recommended.

This is the last entry from my RTW trip, I have met some amazing people and have been lucky to visit some spectacular places. I guess all that remains is to start planning the next trip.

Take care

Richy :)

... while peter ordered pigeon and Lexy stuck with appetizers.

a long, but uneventful day. excited about roaming the streets tomorrow and seeing some things Ive been waiting 26 years to see.

as i sit in the balcony at our hotel and peer out 7 stories above the city, i watch trolleys cause near fatal traffic accidents every 5minutes as they putt between busy intersections like snails on an expressway.

time to sleep.

... the blogs to come. After our coffee and water pipe, we decided to take a little further walk and then round off by going back to the hotel to enjoy an Egyptian beer called Stella (not to be confused with Stella Artois).  Sam and I then decided we had enough and retired to our room to get some sleep for the next day.    So that is the end of yesterday.  We are currently half way through Day 2, which I will be writing up tonight and posting tomorrow morning.  Today has ...

... the overland caravan trade. Alexandria's ancient lighthouse was among the original Seven Wonders of the World, unfortunately it collapsed in an earthquake only a few centuries ago after standing for almost two millenia.

We have a free day since most of the older folks needed rest after a long day the previous day touring Cairo and the Pyramids. We didn't book any ...

As the Egyptian authorities wouldn't let us land yesterday we went to the pyramids today and so were unable to see much of Alexandria. The tour buses went in convoy and had a police 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 that the actual city is well worth a ...

... I tried handing a 5 Egyptian Pound note (c.75p) which the guy refused so I had to get another one out. I also was given loads of 100 Egyptian Pound notes by the ATM. So I have been offloading them whenever I can. I picked up one and it tore in my hands into two pieces. Been looking for sellotape for ages and finally found a stationary shop today. Sellotaped it back together and used it for my entry into the catacombs. The woman took it, gave me my ...

... in 1798, recognizing its strategic importance, he initiated its revival allowing Alex flourishing with a growing population to four million today. The Roman amphitheatre we visited may not be impressive in scale, but yet a superbly preserved ode to the day of the centurion. The sitting benches have old Greek number indicating that people paid for tickets for their seats. Also, the site exposes the remains of Roman-era baths and a small villa. The ...

... fluffy clouds. It was good to see and be near the sea.

In Alexandria we stopped at the National Museum and met our guide for the day. The museum was the old American Embassy and had 3 levels. It was ok and the best feature was that we could take photos inside. Then onto the Catacombs of Kom ash-Shuqqafa which are accessed via a winding staircase and there are 3 levels below ground. The 3rd level was closed due to flooding and the ...

... a week, for 8 weeks.  Hopefully by the end of this period we will be able to order a coffee and a glass of the local hibiscus tea with more panache than we can currently manage. After we have finished our course we are currently assessing our options for getting home.  Cheapest seems to be going to Athens first and then getting a (Sl)Easy-Jet home from there.  But a quick Jordanian jaunt is still not out of the question, or spending some more time in ...