Alexandria is absolutely beautiful! The weather is very nice. I would love to come back and visit in the future. It is much more laid back than Cairo. The first place we visited was the museum of Alexandria. There were a lot of pieces about Alexander the Great and his influence on the city. Apparently his body is buried somewhere in the city, but no one knows exactly where. It was also interesting to see certain exhibits in which Greek gods and Egyptian gods were kind of mixed up; so a statue would have both Greek and Egyptian influence. The Alexandrians seemed very proud of their Greek heritage. Downstairs in the museum we took pictures of an actual mummy!
When we left the museum we went to the catacombs. They were "discovered" by a donkey that basically fell down into them. Although it was once full of bodies, it was really cool to see all of the artwork. There were both Greek and Egyptian influences in the art as well.
We also stopped at the theatre. There are multiple theories about what it's actual purpose was. I think the explanation that it was once a university is probably the best one. There was one place in the theatre that looked like a lecture hall. There was an area, designated by a round stone, that amplified the sound of our voices. We then went to St. Mark Church.
For lunch we had a picnic at Montazah Gardens.
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