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Alexandria – city by the Mediterranean
Continued from Day 7: The spectacular pyramid sound and light show – NOT!
DAY 8: ALEXANDRIA
We take a 3.5hr bus ride to Alexandria today. This is the 2nd long bus ride of the tour. All holidays should be like this – minimal bus rides and hotel changes. Situated along the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, Alexandria is rather European in its architecture. And all that sea front property – so prime but so run down.
Our first stop is the Roman Amphitheatre ruins. Since I have already seen The Mother Of All Amphitheatres – the Colosseum in Rome, plus lots of other Greek and Roman amphitheatres, 
this one does not impress me that much although it is quite nice.
POMPEY’S PILLAR
After an interesting bus ride through the market street of Alexandria, we reach Pompey’s Pillar. Nothing much to see here. Just a column and 2 sphinxes. 
These ones have the Christian coptic crosses on their heads as a sign of Christian influence in Alexandria. They are still digging in the area. One wrong footing sends you tumbling downhill. We tread very carefully on the rocky rubble.
QAIT BAY’S FORT
Next are some rather uninteresting sights that we drive by – some mosques and monuments, I don’t even remember their significance. Whatever. The city itself is more interesting to me. We stop by Qait Bay’s Fort supposedly constructed from the rubble of the destroyed Alexandria Lighthouse – one of the ancient wonders. 
The Mediterranean is really nice and some people are fishing right where waves crash onto the promenade. (Main picture)
KING FAROUK’S PALACE
After a seafood lunch at a restaurant by the Mediterranean promenade, the bus takes us to King Farouk’s Palace. Looks nice enough, but after you have seen the temples at Abu Simbel and the Giza pyramids, this palace has a tough act to follow. I don’t bother to trudge up the hill to the grounds. Then it is time to start our 4 hour bus ride back to Cairo.
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