Alexandria, Egypt

Travel Blogs from Alexandria (224)

Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt travel blog
Alexandria
Mar 20, 2008

Alexandria is different to the other parts of Egypt we have visited. The Greek and Italian influence can be seen in the people and they speak with a different accent to other parts of Egypt.  It is not as English friendly.  The people seem to ...

A travel blog entry by shazlex
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Last day of the Feast!, Alexandria, Egypt travel blog
Last day of the Feast!
Oct 15, 2007

Arrived in Alexandria having slept fairly well on the train.  Checked into our hotel right on the corniche...very flash! Took the tram to Fort Qaitbay and goofed around with the locals there...mostly roving bands of young men ...

A travel blog entry by tracystravels
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The Land of Pharaohs, Alexandria, Egypt travel blog
The Land of Pharaohs
Mar 25, 2006

... through eternal rose-tinted glasses, and Alexandria is most definitely one of those. The home of pharaohs and conquerors, Alexandria was for centuries Egypt's gateway and the centre of the known world, and so, perhaps fittingly, this was where I first set ...

A travel blog entry by el_condor
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Alexandria - the search for sunken ruins, Alexandria, Egypt travel blog
Alexandria - the search for sunken ruins
Feb 23, 2006

I hadn't even considered diving when heading up to Alexandria, but wandering along the Corniche that first sunny day yielded and interesting advertisement pointing out the 'Submerged Antiquities' to be found in the harbour. Not long after I stumbled on ...

A travel blog entry by technotrekker
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Attractions in Alexandria (21)

Alexandria National Museum
Alexandria National Museum

Alexandria, Egypt

4.00

More than 1800 archaeological pieces are exhibited chronologically from one floor to the next: the basement is devoted to Prehistoric and Pharonic times; first floor to the Graeco-Roman period; second floor to the Coptic and Islamic era that highlights artifacts raised during recent underwater excavations.
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

Carmous, Alexandria, Egypt

4.00

An ancient circular staircase leads down into these tombs that were tunneled into the bedrock during the age of the Antonine emporers (2nd century AD).
Deir Mar Mina (St. Mina Monastery)
Deir Mar Mina (St. Mina Monastery)

9 Borg el-Arab el-Gadida, Mariut Alexandria, Egypt

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Pompey's Pillar
Pompey's Pillar

Alexandria, Egypt

4.00

This 25-meter-high granite column was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian in AD 297.

Forum Discussions on Alexandria (13)

Cairo, Alexandria
Posted on Jan 28, 2004, 23:13:48
[B] Needing info from anyone who had been to Cairo, Alexandria and surrounding cities ??? this will my first visit. Would like a little free advice about what to expect , such as weather in Feb. Appropriate apparel, etc. Hotels to stay in Alexandria, ...
Clothing Choices Advice Requested
Posted on Jul 13, 2009, 11:35:52
... in the streets with shorts even for once!! Try taking light coloured clothes as possible. I have taken a similar trip to Egypt, Alexandria, Aswan, Sharlm el Sheih, and Sainai, and it was there that I found why they are dressed like that. But don ...
Have you ever travel to Egypt, Africa to see the Pyramids?
Posted on Jun 8, 2009, 07:59:16
If you wish to read about a visit to Egypt, Alexandria and the cruise in the Nile River, go to this entry of mine. You will find everything: visit my recent blog:Exploring new destinations
Have you ever travel to Egypt, Africa to see the Pyramids?
Posted on Nov 12, 2009, 22:53:51
... modernising something that I personally found interesting because it was a step back into another time. I would also highly recommend Luxor and Alexandria. I'll go back one day to visit Aswan as it was somewhere my parents didn't want to go to (a ...

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