We took advantage of a long weekend and arranged a two day trip to
Alexandria. We left early in
the morning on a train from Cairo that winds along the Nile through
the delta. In Alexandria, we were met by a guide who showed us around
with visits to the Catacombs, Pompey's Pillar, an ancient Roman amphitheatre,
the Alexandria Museum, and dinner at the El-Salanlek estate. We spent
the night in a fancy old hotel downtown at the edge of the Mediterranean.
