Hilton Borg El Arab

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... a great walk back through a very traditional area and checked out a market on the way back into town. We ate Fuul on the waterfront and then looked at the crazy modern library - really, an unbelievable building. We left the library, almost got to the station and then realised we left all of our stuff in the lockers at the library - oops! Zeya went book shopping while I drank copious mango juices and then we got on the train, literally as it was pulling off back to Cairo.

we leave later than expected around 10 am to start our trip to Alexandria.<br><br>Since being a child, Alexandria has been one of those places in northern Africa that has just amazed me. a port that was so huge at one point in time that it would out any current major city to shame.<br><br>the diversity, and the beauty that surrounds Alex is breathtaking. I can only imagine what kind of image it would have personified before the starbucks ...

... been great, having learned a lot and seen much of the city.   Alexandria is by far the coolest city I have been to, even though my knowledge of "city greats" is limited to the United States.  I am excited for the trip to progress as I am sure I will have plenty of others.   Well, I must get going as my time in the internet cafe is almost up!  I will be updating ya'll in the morning! P.S.  I do have lots of photos but I will be adding them to tomorrow's photo gallery......

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 ...

... 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 ...