{"id":3202,"date":"2026-01-18T17:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T17:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/?p=3202"},"modified":"2026-05-24T19:55:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:55:44","slug":"egypt-day-2-alexandria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/egypt-day-2-alexandria\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt – Day 2 Alexandria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Very busy day today. After an early start we left our hotel to catch the 8.00 am train to Alexandria – Egypt’s’ ‘second capital.’ We travelled first class, very clean and comfortable. The journey north took two and a half hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arriving in Alexandria we transferred to our coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our tour of Alexandria began with a visit to the Roman amphitheatre which was discovered under a pile of rubble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back on the coach our journey took us to the catacombs through back roads reminiscent of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The catacombs were discovered when a donkey fell down one of the hidden shafts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There followed a visit to the impressive monolith, Pompey’s Pillar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Getting hungry now, we had one more visit to make – to the Library of Alexandria, the world’s most famous library of classical antiquity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally, at 4.30pm we went to the restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean for lunch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After a very welcome ‘lunch’ we were taken to the Hilton Hotel. Our room had a view over the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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