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We began our walk at the Greco-Roman Museum, closed for renovation
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Street signs of the past
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Kitsch from the past
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The well-known Asteria Cafe
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Opposite, an old cinema and wood-framed pastry shop
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One of the hand-painted panels in the Syrian Club
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The Syrian Club, named when Egypt and Syria were united under Nasser
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Continuing along Fouad Street
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Pastroudis, an old Greek restaurant
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Greco-Roman... and more recent ruins
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Apartments over Pastroudi's with the Eastern Cotton Company in the background
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St. Saba's, seat of the Alexandrian Greek Orthodox Church
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Through the dead bougainvillea, I couldn't believe there was a successfully functioning Theater/Opera House
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A delightful surprise! Alexandria's opera house
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Credit for Alexandria's Opera House goes to...
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Friday morning cleaning
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What is it you're looking at?
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Nabi Daniel Street near the French Cultural Center
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Setting up the book stalls along Nabi Daniel Street
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Once a royal social club, this is now Alexandria's cultural center
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Hypatia is honored in the entry of the cultural center
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He was not happy when he realized I'd taken his photo
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St. Mark's, a Pre-Raphaelite Anglican church tucked away off of Mansheya Square
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Mansheya Square from the east end
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Mansheya Square from the west end
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Towards the Corniche and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (once the French Gardens) from Mansheya
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An unusual portrait of Sadat
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Hannaux was once an elegant department store
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It is opposite the flower market
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Hannaux ground floor
