Union Hotel in Alexandria Egypt

... sign of the tram line we thought we'd be near (found out later the bus depo was moved out of town). We arrived at the Union Hotel only after our non-English speaking taxi driver stopped on the side of the road to ask for directions. He charged us10 pounds ...

... two hours looking for it, we discovered that it has been closed for renovations for two years. We reluctantly went to the Alexandria National Museum and were pleasantly surprised at how nice of a museum it was. As opposed to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, ...

Had a nice few days in Alexandria. We didn't really know what to expect with the trains but they were actually very good. Much more room than english trains - especially first class, which was superb. Very cheap as well, only 5 quid first class and about ...

... dodgy area, certainly not the Alexandria the tour groups visit. We walked the city until we found a room at a place called Union Hotel. It was shabby with the requisite and resident crowd of cockroaches, but it was very cheap and located conveniently ...

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... library with a proud complex of learning and study. We will return to enjoy the waterfront again someday and stay at the Union Hotel. Ate an amazing meal of fresh seafood and vegetables while enjoying the timeless beauty of a view across a beautiful ...

In English En espanol German    alexandria Malgré quelques sites antiques disséminé à travers la ville, la ville d'Alexandrie n'a rien d'exceptionnel. La plupart des musées étaient fermés lors de mon passage. Les seules choses qui ...

... out passports and things. We got onto the busses at around 11:30 or so and began our two and a half hour drive to Cairo from Alexandria. I only kind of knew anyone on my bus, so I ended up hanging out with a girl in my acting class named Kelci. I slept ...

... travel stored within, you can blame the Ottoman Turks for burning it to the ground after storing gunpowder in the building. Now, Alexandria has little left to show for it but its reputation of former glory, some interesting tales of what used to be ...

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... hours south of Cairo) in the evening. I would pick up my Indian Visa after I returned from the south of Egypt. I bought my train tickets to Alexandria and Aswan and then walked back to my hostel. The first thing I did when I got back was retrieve my ...

... The same is true for the temples and tombs, this country must be seen, heard, smelled, and tasted.  We have visited Alexandria, El Alamein, Luxor, Edfu, Esna, Kom Ombo, Aswan, and Giza, all have been different and way beyond anything you can imagine ...

... in t-shirts. The next day we had to finalise a couple of odd jobs first including a money transfer to Egypt for the deposit on our Alexandria/El Alamein side trip - which also proved the first real experience dealing with the language barrier, but in ...