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    I have detailed much of this above, but...go to the Alexandria Museum, to get away from the frenetic modern activity and noise from mosques and enter a Greco-Roman world of serenity, beauty and civilization. And stroll along the Corniche a bit: The sea is lovely at Alexandria

    The sea at Miami, one of the neighbourhoods which stretch thinly eastward from central Alex

    The many-coloured sea, bashing on the rocks beyond the white concrete and mostly crumbling infrastructure. Alexandria could be one of the world's prize locations.

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  • Visit the main Alexandria Museum. Even though it pales by comparison with somewhere like the British Museum, you can feel a classical Greco-Roman peace and culture which--in all candour-- seems far superior in all respects to the frenetic and Islamic world in the crowded Alexandrian streets outside the doors.

    The beautiful sweep of the Corniche and the Eastern (non-working) harbour; the blue-green sea eastward from the centre of the city and harbour, smashing on the rocks beyond the crumbling white concrete infrastructure. Romantic--what a city Alexandria COULD be...

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    life in Alexandria: very different from Cairo and much mediterranean
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    my first night was in the youth hostel(no water and do I have to describe the toilets?);avoid to sleep there!


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    walk around: visit the site of the former...
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  • visit the site of the former Pharos lighthouse (one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world). Although it's quite less spectacular than the other attractions in Egypt, it's probably the best thing to see in Alexadria.

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    walk around: The Roman Forum with the...
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  • The Roman Forum with the Pompejus Column is located in the middle of the city and absolutely worth a visit.


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    walk around: the famous lighthouse
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    walk around: Walking down the beach.
    The beautiful beaches of the Mediterranean Sea.Look at the color of the water!

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