The North Coast of Egypt shares the Mediterranean Sea with Europe and the rest of North Africa, but many of you know that. A few days into my trip and I pack into a car with Ezz, Nour, Emily (another Canadian who met all these guys somehow) and Moussad (a fellow AIESEC guy and super nice). We actually leave the house before ten am, first time for me, pick up Emily and then Moussad and hit the road north.
We head to PORTO MARINA.
(About three hours north and then 40 or so miles west of Alexandria)
PORTO MARINA
All along the coast line large private condo/villa units have sprung up. Egypt's rich go there to be rich and put gates around the shoreline. Inside the gated areas known as Marina 1, 2, 3 etc there are houses, condos, flowers, not very many Europeans, and a shocking number of fast food restaurants. So much KFC! The largest of all of them is PORTO MARINA, shopping, strolling, shishsha'ing and yachting. A tad bit ostentatious if you ask me.
We head to PORTO MARINA.
(About three hours north and then 40 or so miles west of Alexandria)
PORTO MARINAAll along the coast line large private condo/villa units have sprung up. Egypt's rich go there to be rich and put gates around the shoreline. Inside the gated areas known as Marina 1, 2, 3 etc there are houses, condos, flowers, not very many Europeans, and a shocking number of fast food restaurants. So much KFC! The largest of all of them is PORTO MARINA, shopping, strolling, shishsha'ing and yachting. A tad bit ostentatious if you ask me.
The BeachWe sat somewhere off to the right
Emily, Mousaad and FayeNot really my scene. People drive everywhere, kids out to show other kids how hip they are, but the water was gorgeous. We stayed for most of the day and night and then drove back to Cairo, salty, tired and sort of tan.
All in all a more than worthy day trip.
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