I wandered into the city in search of the Immigration office. I was told it would be no problem to extend my visa there. However, the lady behind the counter threw a fit and told me I had to leave the country and enter again with a new visa. Hmm, I couldn't go to Libya (the war had broken out there). I wasn't going to enter Israel, in case that affected my Sudanese visa and Jordan was too far away.

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I wandered into the city in search of the Immigration office. I was told it would be no problem to extend my visa there. However, the lady behind the counter threw a fit and told me I had to leave the country and enter again with a new visa. Hmm, I couldn't go to Libya (the war had broken out there). I wasn't going to enter Israel, in case that affected my Sudanese visa and Jordan was too far away.

As I walked around, I couldn't help but notice the vast amounts of garbage lying in places. This scene caught my attention because there's a...

...cat rummaging through for food. He blends in quite nicely.

Alexandria has two tram lines (this is the Al Madina line) and they look just as dusty as the rest of the city.

But it does its job of getting people around for cheap. A single fare costs LE 0.25 (4¢). It is one of the oldest still functioning tram lines in the world, operating since 1860.

Time for lunch and I spotted this mobile fuul stand. The big pot, a qidra, is constantly heated, keeping its stew of mashed fava beans ready to be dished out in bowls. More than falafel, fuul is considered the staple food of Egyptians.

A simple lunch of fresh eesh baladi (Egyptian flat bread) with some seasoned fuul and a side of pickled vegetables. Note how the bread is just served on the table; time to add some local germs to the immune system. This lunch cost just LE 1 (18¢) and is the cheapest meal I've had on this trip, so far.

I wandered into the city in search of the Immigration office. I was told it would be no problem to extend my visa there. However, the lady behind the counter threw a fit and told me I had to leave the country and enter again with a new visa. Hmm, I couldn't go to Libya (the war had broken out there). I wasn't going to enter Israel, in case that affected my Sudanese visa and Jordan was too far away.

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