Nile Excelsior Hotel Alexandria

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... a mosque dating back to the 9 century A.D. It was a long hot day. If you have any desire to visit Egypt, check it off your list and rent a DVD on the Pyramids.<br>Back to Greece, today we are at sea, just relaxing and getting some sun.<br><br>Just tried to upload pictures, the connection is too slow I will send them tomorrow<br>Love<br>Davo and Janet

... our own fish that we wanted to eat, cost us all less than 10 US dollars. Great town.<br><br>In the evening, before taking the train back to Cairo, we went to my friend Ali&#8217;s apartment to meet his family and pick up some homemade baked goods from his mother. It was one of the most cultural experiences I have had since coming. Upon opening the door, we exchanged greetings with him mother, brother, and ...

... and massive and had an amazing accoustic if you stood on a disc in the middle of the stage. The mathmatics involved to create it must have been amazing!<br><br> On to the Alexandria museum, a summery of all the periods of egypt and a bit of everything for those who can't get to Cairo. Well air conditioned, well lit..it was interesting to wander through and see an overview of all we have seen so far!<br> <br>We were now meant to barrel back to ...

... from you), the over crowdedness (16 million inhabitants) and the bland looking and half-built buildings (but the mosques looked great).<br><br>Torrey says "hi" to everyone while he passed by the desk here on his way to spend time with his new friends on board the ship. He has been having a great time going to a place called the Optix where the teenagers hang out. <br><br>We are on our way to Corfu. We will talk to you soon.<br><br>Bruce

... because of its plainness was beautiful. The four alabaser pillars were all that the mosque needed to match the wood carving and hyerglphics on the ceiling. It was great and yes we had to take our shoes off before we entered. We then went to see how papyrus paper is made and had a chance to buy anything that we wanted to take home. However nothing stood out and said that it had to go home with us. We went next door to the jewelery store to pick ...

... first destination was to the Pompeii Pillar ruins.  Here we saw a site that had been set up to look Egyptian but was actually a very Mediterranean city from the 4th to 7th centuries.   Next up was the Catacombs!  This is something that I had read about and thought would be neat.  I hadn't done the catacombs in Rome but here was my chance.  We wandered down a set of circular steps to see where there were rooms of where ...

... two very busy streets and there is a hell of a lot of honking. Slightly more expensive but for one night it isn't going to break the bank. <br><br>Took a walk up the corniche to the new Alexandria Bibliotheque - the old one having been one of the Ancient Wonders of the World. Incredibly impressive building - very modern and sleek. It can hold 8 million books and is huge. Not much to see inside but definitely worth popping my head in. What I am finding ...

... pyramid still retains on its upper parts, the remains of the limestone that had once covered it all. The third is much smaller that either one. After a short hour & a half here, we drove down the valley to marvel at the mighty Sphinx. A legendary statue with a body of line and a human head. After taking more pix and oohs and ahs, we boarded the coach ...

... br> <br>We walked back though where we had come, and along the way became drawn by the skill and speed of some men cooking small pancakes. Nicole was so captivated she took video footage of them at work with her digital camera, and then created quite a stir as they, and others, excitedly crowded around her to watch what she had captured. <br><br>I, meanwhile, attracted the attention of the kids walking home from school. Among them, two girls of ...