Plaza Hotel Alexandria

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... event all surrounded a son picking up baked goods from his mother, but the idea of running in, grabbing what you need, and leaving, is a lot more foreign to the Arab world than the American one. A quick &#8220;thanks mom&#8221; does not suffice. As guests, it would have been rude to tell us to wait outside while Ali picked the kunafa (dessert item) up from his mom. Great hospitality. Great culture. Great town.

... and all have a nap, except for Dan who plays with the laptop and does some airdrumming to his mp3 player, hehe. We get put out at 26th of July street and Hassabry street a few blocks from our hotel. A short walk in a very clean and very safe looking neighbourhood with only a few stares boded well. We found our hotel Longchamps with a shabby fronted building and walked our way up to the 5th floor which is apparently where the hotel is. There ...

... collection of Pharaonic antiquities and also many treasures of King Tutankhamen. Then visit Old or Coptic Cairo where you will visit St.Serguios Church, Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Enjoy shopping at Khan El Khalily Bazaares. Drive back to your Cruise in Alexandria Port.<br><br>Inclusions:<br><br>Meet and assist at Alexandria Port<br><br>Transportation by air-condition ...

... way. We were highly impressed with his driving skills and ability to negotiate the mayhem in Cairo so we settled back to enjoy the day. We finally crossed through the toll gates at the edge of the city and there was the desert! Ken's camera started clicking recording all the things along the way. We saw lots of orchards, crops, vineyards and other agricultural areas separated by vast areas of sand! Irrigation channels provided the welcome green relief and there were many ...

... open. It was very hot in Cairo but it is cool here. We set sail at 10pm for Greece. Day 79 April 30th (Thursday) We are at sea again today so it is laundry day as we have to pack up. The sea is very rough. We saw Crete after lunch along with other small islands. We exchanged all our addresses and said our good byes as we are all disembarking at different times tomorrow. We are to arrive in Pireaus tomorow about 6am so will talk to you from Greece.

... 2 Americans that were nice, we were found by all of them!  Anonymous was kind of nice and so we started to make tracks to get out of there.... Next was the Library.  This was an amazing structure that was built on levels with different subjects on each floor.  It was very busy with tours and students working.  Although we did see a couple of kids playing video games as they were obviously done with their homework ...

... me things to do tomorrow. Just relaxed and took in the scenery. Forecast to rain tomorrow so hopefully that won't spoil it too much. Haven't seen many other travelers and the drawback with my hotel is that there isn't a rooftop so not much opportunity to socialize. Kind of confined to my room. Which isn't particularly great. But perhaps I can latch onto some Japanese tourist perhaps, get in their way of a shot of a piece of rubbish, and have someone to chat to.

Pick up at hotel at 7 am. Short drive to Rameses (or is it Cairo?) station. Met there by Tarek who will be our guide for the next 3 weeks. He and I ride together to Alex. 2.5 hour train ride- we arrive about 10:30. I try to snap photos from the train window- with minimal success. General impressions on the ride: many run down high rise apt buildings; laundry hanging from balconies- but most bldgs. have quite a few tv ...

... about three?&#8221; <br><br>That certainly put me back in my place. <br> <br>A little further along there was even more action. A police van, siren sounding, pulled up in the middle of the street. A few police jumped out of the back and, with some commotion, made straight for a particular clothing stall and confiscated much of the merchandise. Then, after they jumped back into the van and it moved off, the market was soon operating as if the ...