Alexandria - Day 3

Alexandria – Day 3

Today we went to the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. It has been a famous city throughout history. It was concurred by the Greeks, Romans and Spaniards. It is also where the Nile ends and spills into the Mediterranean ocean. The city has many beaches, oil refineries and large corporations.

I finally figured out that I have been to 4 sides of the Mediterranean Ocean. I have been on the beaches of Spain – west, France – north, Italy – east, and Egypt – south. Our tour included the palace of King Al-Montaza which sits on one side of the coast of Alexandria and the Citadel which sits on the other side of the coast of Alexandria. The palace has been closed for years and is still not open to the public.

We also toured the ruins of a catacomb which was found by accident. The catacombs went down 100 stairs. We were able to see where all of the bodies were buried. It was an interesting tour located in a poorer area of the city of Alexandria. The catacombs showed the overlap, through symbols, of the Greek/Roman and Egyptian eras. From there we went to visit another historical site called Pompey’s Pillar. It was the location of a single free standing pillar that is in excellent shape. The pillar is guarded by a very well preserved Sphinx.

We had lunch by the sea which included fresh fish of course. It was a good meal. After lunch we began the 3 hour trip back to Cairo.

That night we missed our boat cruise. We decided to find another restaurant and maybe to a bar crawl. We found a good Italian restaurant, enjoyed some food and found a couple pubs before we headed home.

Tomorrow we will be visiting the Great Pyramids.