"The Citadel of Qaitbay" erected on site of famous Lighthouse of Alexandria

Considered one of most defensive strongholds along Mediterranean Sea Coast

Lovely hotel where we lunched in most important Middle East summer resort

Royal City of Alexandria is second capital of Egypt, with soft sandy beaches

Mal puts a toe in the warm Mediterranean Sea

Group of teenagers sit on cabana wall at beach resort

Ras-el-Tin Palace, originally built by Mohammed Ali, where King Farouk was forced to abdicate and flee to Italy in 1952

Driving by the Graeco-Roman Museum Gardens

Alexandria has miles of beach front along the Eastern Harbor

Reasonably-priced apartments for the Egyptian families who vacation here

Place Des Consuls, home to diplomats

Attarine Mosque where Napoleon's men removed 7-ton sarcophagus

Animals in small zoo at snack bar our bus stopped at enroute back to Cairo

Isn't he cute!

Try to pick up an egg in this position!!

Ostriches strutting around fenced area

Pigeons (bamaam) are traditional delicacy - stuffed with rice and grilled

These cones are usually on top  of houses, where pigeons are raised