Day 3 (6 feb)

off to Alexandria in the morning. the drive was a long one. 3 hours in the bus is quite killing. we gotta wake up at 2.30......

But alexandria is quite marvelous.

1st the Catacombs (and underground tomb). this was built for a wealthy family who when they died, were buried here. of course no mummies here. all were stolen. built during the time of the one and only Alexander the Great.

next visited the pillar of Pompey. cant remember wat it was about.

next the lighthouse. (3rd wonder of the ancient world). but during the earthquake the lighthouse was destroyed. Instead a giant castle was build around it about a few hundred years later.this part is obviously the coastline of egypt. the colour of the sea was really blue. very romatic.

next passed by and took photos outside the Library of Alexandria. huge! almost 8 million books. and about 10 floors. so envy. looking at malaysia library...blergh...

next the palace of king Farouk. a greedy bastard of a king about 150 years ago. he got thrown out in the end. and his palace converted into a hotel/casino. althought its "converted" the same furniture and ornaments and jewelry are in there. to stay there, is very expensive. even to visit inside also need to pay extra. my dad decided to go in. so we went in lo. hehe. get to play wit an anciet phone. hehe.

headed home to Cairo for a good night sleep.