Behind Walid is the coastline of Alexandria. It forms a wide bay, like a semi-circle, so we were on one end enjoying a delicious fish dinner, and we could see the main square and famous library across the way.
A small, very old, bar - called a touristic restaurant.
This gentleman keeps his small grocery store open all night and serves breakfasty snacks to his patrons. He served fresh cheese, eggs with pastrami, and home-made yogurt on family-style plates.
This friendly man is a professional wrestler. We couldn't help but notice that my head (Rachel) was about the same size as his shoulder. It was in impressive sight.
Here is Zach in front of some booksellers in the main square of Alexandria. We could pretend we were concerned with the books, but we were actually looking at the latest pirated movies.
Here is the famous Alexandria library. It is a beautiful, modern library comparable to the Library of Congress or the New York Public Library in Manhattan. In the background you can see a small stage that was home to an International Music Festival that was just getting started that weekend.
On our last day we took a side trip to Al-Rashid - the place where the Rosetta Stone was found. Al-Rashid is on the western edge of the Nile delta. The weather was much more humid and we even saw some rain, as well as fields and fields of crops growing.Fresh fish.
Teenage boys hanging out on the street. People seemed so much more respectful when they saw the police escort who insisted on walking through town with us.
This is the main train station in Cairo. The trip to Alexandria was remarkably easy, about two hours in a cheap and comfortable train.
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