We arrived in Alexandria, Egypt around 7:00am to a bright sunny day. A large portion of the guests took either a full day or an overnight trip to Cairo and the Pyramids. We had seen them previously so we stayed local and took a 3 hour tour of Roman Alexandria. The tour included the underground catacombs, a Roman amphitheater and Pompey’s Pillar. There were only about 12 of us on the tour, but there was security guy with us who looked like a secret service agent, wearing a brown suit and sunglasses. There are armed guards all around the city and the archaeological places have their own police force. After lunch on the ship we took the shuttle bus back into the city and walked around. We were constantly hounded by offers of taxi or horse & carriage tours. They have a hard time understanding the concept of “NO!” We won trivia again. We joined some friends for dinner, saw the show and went to bed.
What made this stop memorable for us is that, since Egypt is on the African continent, Pat & I have set foot on all 7 continents in 11 months, all while travelling on Regent.
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