Alexandria

Alexandria might be my favorite city in Egypt. It was founded by Alexander the Great and was once the most powerful city after Rome in the ancient world. The reason I like it is because it retains that nostalgic and historical feel with its crumbling buildings, excellent sea food and amazing Mediterranean waterfront. It's the kind of place that you get the feel by just wandering around rather than sightseeing.

While we were there, we visited the Fort Qaitbay, which is the most important defensive fortress along the Mediterranean cost, the catacombs, which was a little creepy but definitely worth it, and finally the Library of Alexandria. You might think; why a library? Well, this library was constructed after the destruction of the greatest knowledge centre in ancient history, a place where cultures met. The architecture is spectacular, probably among the best I've seen in the modern world. There is so much thoughts behind the design concept. It has 4 museums inside, galleries, rare books, a planetarium, research center, etc. It also has the largest reading room in the world, can you imagine? It is definitely my favorite place in Alexandria.