Windsor Palace Hotel Alexandria
17 El Shohada Street, Ramal Station Alexandria, Egypt
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Beginning of Spring Break
Thursday, April 1 I took my last brutal Arabic midterm before we headed out on the bus to a short trip to Alexandria, Egypt to begin our spring break. The bus ride was pretty short, only about 4 hours, and I got extremely excited when I first laid eyes on the Mediterranean Sea!! I never thought I'd be able to see it in person and lo and behold …
A very brief introduction to the history of Egypt
An understanding of the ages through history and the gods of the Pharonic period in Egypt might help some of you appreciate the various sites we are visiting during our time in Egypt, so I thought I'd include a very brief summary for those of you who may be interested. If it all seems too academic for you, then feel free to skip it!! 5 periods in …
Chaotic Cairo
Our first full day in Egypt was spent visiting the Pyramids, a wonderful way to kick off the trip. There were many pyramids built in Egypt, however many are in ruins. The 3 pyramids at Giza (including the Great Pyramid) are probably the most famous, while the Step Pyramid at Saqqarah was the first of the pyramids. These impressive structures were …
Alexandria
We arrived in Cairo around 8am, where we met our tour guide Mohammed and I experienced my first encounter of Egyptian public bathrooms: having only JUST withdrawn Egyptian pounds (all 100LE notes), a woman greeted me in the toilet who held all the toilet paper - 1LE for use. Luckily Jade saved the day with small change from the last trip!!
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Mike and I got up about 7am, and walked down to the beach, walked along to the next compound then out onto the jetty. A couple of guys were fishing so we stayed watching them for a while – they had caught a big fish and were skinning it. The water was so clear and blue, just amazing. Walked back again to find we were locked out, so sat outside for an hour or so ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Windsor Palace



