We caught an 8 am. bus out of Siwa to Alexandria. The bus was not near as nice as the one to Siwa. Broken worn out dirty seats. The toilet didn't work, and to top it off, I was dealing with a small case of Pharoahs revenge.
We made it to Alex (as the locals call it) finally. We let a taxi driver scam us, but we made it to our spacious home for the next 4 nights. We went out for dinner and called it an early cold night. Snuggles in bed to warm up. 😌
It turns out we spent most of the next three days indoors. Anna got sick, and I got worse briefly. We did not get to explore Alexandria at all.
On departure day, we booked an airbnb closer to the airport for someplace to hang out until our late evening flight. A total dump and waste of money, but we did get to see another part of town. It was even worse.
We had to arrive at the airport at the original time to check our bags, but our flight was almost three hours late. Ugh!Read more