Cairo to Alexandria

We left very early for a 3 hour bus drive to Alexandria. The city was not what I expected.... maybe had a "dream" version in my head. It is of courae very old but the area's we went through were very poor. Very industrial city with low unemployment.... less than 1 %.
Our first stop was the Catacombs of Kom El- Shoqafa. This represents Alexandria's largest remaining necropolos of the Greco-Roman period. It was very interesting descending into the "almost" bottom. Nice to see some of the pieces that would have been part of it.
Next was the Roman Theater... an ancient rec center as a social hub of Alexandria under Roman rule. It was not very big but quite interesting as well.
We stopped for lunch at the Fish House. Peter had, the fish and I had assorted vegetables. Heard the fish was fresh and awesome.
We then to the Library of Alexandria. So Mahalal took on a very fast walk around what "was" the old library. Not a good idea as it took a few of us out... way too fast. Pretty much did me in for the day.
And, it was closed!!! Very upsetting for all.
So then we went to the Citadel. It was very cool. It was built using the stones from the .... famous light house ... one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. We enjoyed both the walk and theview and it wasn't overly crowded which wasnice.
We headed back to Newgiza where we had dinner reservations. It was a verynicefancy outdoor restaurant. It's a bit chilly but not bad and a really nice view. The food was ok.
Back late and off to bed.Read more