I want to explain the long pauses in between posts. I go AWOL. mostly because I am lazy, but also because I am actually living, studying, eating or exploring. So these are a few reasons why posts only happen when they happen.

There is always more

Salam

al Shai, al Shisha, wa limun bin3an3a.

tea, shisha, and lemon and mint

These first three shots are from the boardwalk by the Citadel of Qaitbay. It is not really what one should call a boardwalk, but I cannot think of a better name. Maybe a pier.

These are my boat shoes finally on a boat.

Alexandria at 5 am. I was wide awake. People, families with small children, were swimming on the beaches at this hour. The traffice was the only thing that had lost pace.

Alhamdulilah

Grey in Alex

Al Iskandre

Alexandria

I wanted to meet my friend here to get a better feel for the place. She would know here own city much better than my American companions and I. We explored the a small bit of Alex on our own though, a main highway running along the coastline and the area around the Citadel of Qaitbay. The thing that stuck out about Alexandria is all the grey along the sea line. Grey right along a grey sea. At the time I felt like it could be claustrophobic. Unfortunately, we discovered an area with an abundance of shops and eateries on our departure from our excursion.

This photo is a scene from our hour and half boat ride on the Mediterranean Sea. I did not swim, but I did spot the largest jellyfish I have ever seen in my life. I think it was a monster, in the nicest, most magestic sense.