Wednesday November 3 — We spent the night in Ancient Alexandria so today we see the more modern part of the city but first a little more history with a visit to the National Museum of Alexandria. The Greek and Roman museum has been under instruction past 10 years so in the meantime the relics for that museum are on display in this restored house. A stela or granite slab filled with hieroglyphics, depicts a special occasion for that person, in this case it says that 10% of all the goods coming into to the port will be given to the goddess. We saw Roman and Greek relics that were recovered from the bay, an Egyptian mummy was embalmed in 600 BC, and they have a bust of Serapis the God of Alexandria.
From the ancient to the modern, the National Library of Alexandria is built to represent the Sun rising in the east, while the planetarium is the moon in the west. The exterior wall is covered with the alphabet and symbols of over 140 languages from around the world. This library is considered the 2nd largest after The Library of Congress in the US. The interior has 9 floors filled with books and research stations with 3 more floors for conference rooms and study area in one of the largest open area plans seen in a building of this size. The University of Alexandria students use the library extensively.
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