Our first travel together was a road trip from Cairo to the coastal city of Alexandria, with Moustafa's best friend Mahmoud and their school friend Marwa. Mahmoud drove, while we sat in the back, excited for this first excursion together.
Once we arrived in Alexandria, we ate lunch at a tiny hole-in-the-wall restaurant with the most delicious food, Alban Swessra (Swiss Restaurant). Sitting on plastic patio furniture, we ate bowls of cheesy sausage and pastrami with fresh bread, followed by deserts of creme, nutella and honey. To this day, this is still one of our favourite meals together.
After lunch, we headed over to the Citadel, exploring the great history of this monument that guards the harbour of the city. We took pictures with the golden limestone buildings as we explored the fortress.
A trip to Alexandria would not be complete until Lindsay was able to see the Library, a long time dream come true for her.
We ended our day with a dinner at a restaurant on the beach, enjoying smoothies and dolmeh by the Mediterranean sea, as the sunset.