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Dinner at the luxurious El-Salamlek Palace
In the evening, Michel and I met with the rest of the group and had dinner at the El-Salamlek Palace. The luxurious hotel and casino being located in the same fenced ground complex as our Helnan Palestine Hotel was a good ten minutes walking distance.
The Palace was built in 1892 by the H.M. Khedive Abbas Helmi II as a hunting lodge …
Touring Alexandria in the afternoon
For lunch, we all ate at a very pleasant local Fish Restaurant, called the "Fish Market“, situated at the marina along the beach. The “catch of the day" was being served in which I gladly passed without any hesitations and chose French fries instead which were very good.
The view of the Mediterranean Sea from the window …
Dipping my toe in the Mediterranean Sea-Alexandria
From my room's fifth floor balcony, I devoured the stunning panoramic view of the Mediterranean Sea right in front of me. It was absolutely breathtaking. Regardless of the direction I looked, beautiful views were opening right in front of me.
The Royal Palace could be seen on my left side where soldiers stood guard inside the fenced …
Heading north all the way to Alexandria!
It was a déjà vu as Sadat drove us through the tunnel under the Suez Canal on our way to Alexandria. The security around the area was tight as usual with military personnel pointing their machine guns at us but this time we were not checked, only given the go ahead.
Driving through the desert for several hours being surrounded by …
Faded elegance and crumbling ruins
... modern building, filled with shelves of books in tiers and long study tables. There are hundreds (thousands?) of students coming and going to work on their research. They are young and energetic and well-dressed, debating a wide range of subjects as they come and go. I could sit here all day, enjoying the face of the future of Egypt.
Another day, we spend the day touring the ancient sites. In the 1960s, a modern ...
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