Nile Excelsior Hotel
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Faded elegance and crumbling ruins
... sandwiches (spicy refried bean paste on pita bread, served with pickled vegetables) for breakfast. We sit at a small table along the sea eating our breakfast, drinking tea and chatting about Amarna. Whenever I think of Alexandria, this will be my first memory. My second will be the delicious seafood feast that Mohamed and I shared on the last night, followed by sheesha and tea at a seafront cafe.
I was very sad to leave ...
Port of Alexandria, Egypt
... and all the buildings either in a state of disrepair or where construction was abandoned and unfinished. Scott successfully navigated us to the beachfront boulevard called Corniche and we could see Qaitbay Fort, dating back to 1480 AD, in the distance so headed there. Unfortunately when we got there they only took Egyptian pounds and we had US$ as advised by Princess so we couldn't go in. So instead we covered many km's ...
Ancient Egypy
... he was a tired, sad looking soul going through the formalities for all the ship crew day in day out...I could understand why....he brought us to the port authority...made to sit outside...he went to at least four 4 rooms to get permissions granted and formalities done...all just for us to visit the vessels for 4 hours...
It took us another nearly 2 hours...
A very long day out...retired to Sheraton Montaza hotel overlooking Mediterranean Sea...why not a good selection ...
May 4, 2012 Cairo/ (Alexandria), Egypt - Day 23
... off to see the Pyramids. Along the way our tour guide stopped and picked us all up a falafel. It was delicious. OMG the Pyramids were unbelievable. No words can even describe how you feel when you reach this point (hopefully the pictures will show more than words). Our group decided to pinch each other just to believe this experience is real.
After walking around, we were allowed to ride the camels if you were interested. Three of us ...
Alexandria: Badly in need of a lick of paint
... and started laughing with his mates. It was like I was a superstar with the paparazzi trying to get my photo! Luckily the tourist police told them to bugger off and accompanied me for the rest of my time there.
The food was ****. I was taken to a seafood restaurant with a set menu despite telling my driver that I am allergic to shellfish. I ended up ...
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