Ismailia, Egypt

... remarkable he found the time to separate 2 continents on top of building ginormous statues of himself everywhere as well. Modern Ismailia doesn't have a whole lot to show for it's former glorious past...it's nice and green I suppose, and much cheaper ...

Je ne saurais tout de même passer sous silence ma journée à Alexandrie, ravissante bourgade méditerranéenne dont le calme et la fraicheur furent tout à fait, vendredi 9, bienvenus. Je débarquai à midi, en pleine prière, et pris vite la direction de la Corniche. ...

This is a map pin only. There really wasn't anything worth writing about at this particular stop.

Destination 382 km191'482 Leaving Cairo alive and without ambulance or police-escort, I was driving up to the direction of Port Said to visit the other of the 2 big canals in the world, the Suez Canal. As I expected to visit this marvel of construction as ...