Vincent Poon :: Alexandria (24th - 25th Apr 2007)
It was founded by Alexander the Great;
It was the site of one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world;
It was ruled by the famous Cleopatra VI and ...
It was also home to the Ancient Great Library...

Today, this ancient Alexandria is no more. Instead I found a city with a beautiful harbour, and with beautiful occupants in the library studying, in the sea fishing, or sitting in the corniche vowing their love to each other... I did not find a historical Alexandria, instead I found a beautiful Alexandria.
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Felt homesick and went to a chinese restaurant on top of Cecil Hotel... Never again will I miss Chinese Cuisine in the remaining trip in Egypt after I have tasted THE Chinese Food...
Bored while waiting for my freshly-squeezed Orange Juice.. (and I really waited for a long time.. it still didn't arrive even i have finished the entire meal)
Stylish elevators of Cecil Hotel. This Hotel was built on the site where Cleopatra committed suicide and was also used by the Birtish Secret Service during WWII and Churchill was a regular guest here...
Statue of Saad Zaghloul, Midan Saad Zaghloul. He was a Prime Minister of Egypt in 1924.
Felt homesick and went to a chinese restaurant on top of Cecil Hotel... Never again will I miss Chinese Cuisine in the remaining trip in Egypt after I have tasted THE Chinese Food...
Bored while waiting for my freshly-squeezed Orange Juice.. (and I really waited for a long time.. it still didn't arrive even i have finished the entire meal)
Stylish elevators of Cecil Hotel. This Hotel was built on the site where Cleopatra committed suicide and was also used by the Birtish Secret Service during WWII and Churchill was a regular guest here...
Statue of Saad Zaghloul, Midan Saad Zaghloul. He was a Prime Minister of Egypt in 1924.
A typical building in Alexandria
The minaret of the Mosque of Al-Qaid Ibrahim
People fishing in the seafront corniche
ice-cream cart... Shame that it could not play the tune of Blue Danube..
A typical building in Alexandria
The minaret of the Mosque of Al-Qaid Ibrahim
People fishing in the seafront corniche
ice-cream cart... Shame that it could not play the tune of Blue Danube..
Fishermen? The guy was consistently battering the water with a stick... still don't understand what they were trying to do!
Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Was built to replace the destroyed great anicent library, it can house more than 8 million volumes
The circular outer wall is made of Aswan granite engraved with letters, pictograms, hieroglyphs and symbols from every known alphabet.
The partly-glazed roof which tilts towards the sea is designed to angle sunlight to the inside of the library.
Fishermen? The guy was consistently battering the water with a stick... still don't understand what they were trying to do!
Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Was built to replace the destroyed great anicent library, it can house more than 8 million volumes
The circular outer wall is made of Aswan granite engraved with letters, pictograms, hieroglyphs and symbols from every known alphabet.
The partly-glazed roof which tilts towards the sea is designed to angle sunlight to the inside of the library.
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