ALEXANDRIA | The Second Largest City in Egypt
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- Опубликовано: 1 фев 2025
- A fascinating day of exploring in the very historic city of Alexandria, Egypt, founded by Alexander the Great, home of Cleopatra and attacked by Julius Caesar.
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"Three Kinds of Suns" by Norma Rockwell
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"Egyptian Treasures" by Sight of Wonders
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I loved the enthusiasm of the guide, Eygptians are so proud of their history, and rightly so. Great video Gabriel.
Gabriel you are a machine with all these videos! Thanks for all your hard work and safe travels my friend.
A lean mean travel-video making machine
There is an archaeologist from Alexandria who has been digging in the city, specifically in a park, for years, if not decades, believing that the tomb of Alexander the Great is located there. It would be a global sensation if her assumption is correct and she were to discover it one day. Ever since, I have been following everything related to the city with great interest. The part where you were in the catacombs with the guide was super interesting. I look forward to your next videos.
If she does discover a tomb, how would they determine that it is Alexander the Great's tomb?
If it who u think she is also looking for cleopatras tomb at another site outside of Alexandria.
Thanks!
Amazing, thanks a lot, cheers. ✌️🍺
Thank you very much for this interesting tour of Alexandria!
Amazing videos of Alexandria with catacomb, Citadel, etc. An extremely interesting history in Egypt with much more coming to light now on time frames etc.
Great tour of Alexandria, loved how you showed the busy streets, both raw and real. Loved the catacombs tour, such an interesting city, with so much history. Thanks again for another wonderful ride back to the past.❤
Fabulous love it Gabriele
Fantastic video Gabriel 😊
Very professional and knowledgeable Guide at the catacomb
Great video as allways Gabriel 😊 👍 🤝 🇸🇪
the catacombs were fascinating. The sculptures are fantastic. Thank You
Awesome vid!!
An absolutely amazing view of the Mediterranean Sea from the Citadel fortress
Loved this video . I will have 2 days there next year as part of a cruise and I found lots of tips from your video so thanks. I too love orange and pomegranate juice…. Had so much of it in Jerusalem,
Fabulous video so informative
Great video, the catacombs, the architecture, there’s some magic there… and I felt it when visited Egypt back in 2008, however didn’t see Alexandria.
I absolutely love music you using for this video
🙂❤👍Thank You Gabriel I always look forward to Your Adventures Watching from Canada 🙂❤👍
A very informative video. Keep it up👍
Thanks for the tour. Wow, that Uber app has me wanting to revisit Egypt. I remember the hassles back in 2010, hailing taxis. My most frequently used words, La Shukran!
Nice archaeological tour.
Thanks for nice showing
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa completely captivated me.Thank you that I could be present at an interesting lecture with you.👍
Strategically used time-lapse sequence near the end. Well done, Sir.
great guide... gritty yes ....nice!!!!🥤tanx
Cant live life without my big bro Mr G.
Excellent video. Alexandria is definitely worth a visit based upon your day there
✌🏻my favorite Traveler!
Same here 🎉
An interesting trip to the catacombs thankyou
Mr. Gabriel:Welcome to Alexandria, Egypt one month to arrives in this amazing North African country to tours many places on the streets in great joy & peace 2024❤❤❤
Fascinating catacombs, love the relief carvings
Amazing catacombs. 😲🇮🇪💙🇪🇬
Impressive always wondered what the Catacombs were. Hard to believe they constructed that so long ago. And imagine no HVAC there in those deep vaults. Thanks Gabriel.
I think the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo would be worth a video.
I saw that online recently, and it looks amazing! 1 billion was said to be put into the museum!
"RA is the horizon."
The music makes me wanna cry, nostalgic or whatever.
That catacomb was insanely interesting.
Lots of history up in that joint!!!!
Great content, Alexandria is Great! 😀👌
great cinematography. saludos
The beauty of Invaders left their art, culture, knowledge! Dear Gabriel, Llet unknown & Unexpected Blessing found you while you are in Egypt!!!
Keep your misguided blessings
Great video as usual, of street scenes and daily life.
Thank you sir
Wonderful history
what a treat
WOW TY
Excellent price's Bravo Gabriel..
Glad u had the tour guide on the Catacomb
That statue was for the Apis Bull, which used to be worshiped at that time.
Hi Gabriel, that was fascinating the catacombs were outstanding much like the pyramids with so many cryptic messages there. many people don't know this, but Jesus and the Virgin Mary lived in Matareyah Egypt when he was a young boy for 2 to 4 years escaping King Herod's wrath.
Amazing ❤x
Amazing archeological sites. Kinda weird where are not a lot of tourists here. You got a private tour!
Salmon/Steak with sauce:)
Even the odd first day in Egypt was alright to see Gabriel. It left this viewer Craig the budget novice traveler, but not for long guy. UK. Wondering about what next? Alexandria has probably the best catacombs ever. In comparison to decorated Jian temples or Byzantine churches.
Loving the prices of Egypt! Go Gabe. Alexandrian fortress reminded me of the place you went where the Muslims asked you about your faith. The place where they said Jesus is buried under the Muslims mosque. Good court yard!
Sources say Ptolemy I captured the convoy that was supposed to take Alexander the Great to Macedon to take his remains to Alexandria. Latest sources about the subject say Caligula ( third emperor of the Roman Empire era) stole his armor and what happened to his tomb is still a mystery.. hope we can discover his tomb during our lifetime. Alexandria seems well worth to visit. Thanks for the video and safe travels, Gabe.
That would be amazing, I hope it happens. I'll be the first one there to visit it.
Yes you are right. First he took it to Memphis till he built a mausoleum in Alexandria and put the dead body there. Many Roman emperors Julius Caesar, Octavian Augustus, Caligula visited and worshipped the pile of Alexander the great. Emperor Caracalla closed the tomb for the public around 215 ac. The tomb is said to remain there till 400 when an earthquake and a tsunami destroyed many buildings. From that time it's only mystery and speculation. One of the greatest mysteries of all time: where is the tomb of Alexander the great?!
Just amazing
Walk Like an Egyptian Gabe😎
First post , welcome in Egypt
Thanks, glad to be here.
Siwa is an amazing place. The salt lake is awesome. Just make sure you don’t cut yourself as the salt have sharp pieces and edges lying around that will not be good when you dip and float in the dense salt lake ( that burning sensation) There are hot springs also that are pretty amazing
Thanks for the tip, I'll keep my sandals on.
Whoa, I think I just had deja vu. Was there another video with that horse drawn cart at 1:12 or did I just remember dreaming it?? I enjoyed watching your walking tour. 👍 BTW-How much was the catacombs tour guide?
I've shown lots of horse drawn carts in various videos, but not that same clip before. I offered to pay him 500 pounds which is $10, then I paid him 600 which is $12. I'm sure that was pretty generous considering the prices of things in Egypt, he seemed very happy with it.
Indeed, Alexandria is a very historic city, Cleopatra was the last queen of Hellenism before it was completely occupied by the Romans. Also Hypatia, the last Greek philosopher, was murdered by the Christian mob in Alexandria in 415 AD, as the movie AGORA describes
@@RexHimmerwhat bodies? Hypatia was dragged by the fanatical christian mob , stripped naked, murdered brutally,torn appart and set her dead body on fire. Whatever left was brought to Cinarion ,a place in Alexandria.
Cleopatra was buried with hear husband Marcus Antonius. Neither of the tombs has been found, many archaeologists believe they are lying at the ... bottom of the Mediterranean sea ..
Looks very nice place
Those catacombs are even more impressive than the Anatolian ones.
Very interesting city! You can actually use Uber to get between the cities in Egypt at decent rates if you don't want to take the buses, I would have thought you would spend more than just one day in Alexandria though
There are trains in Egypt too. I went from Alexandria to Aswan by train. Very enjoyable scenic ride
thank you for correctly explaining the conditioning of the human animal to accept a new identity and defend erroneously what they have accepted becoming something out, example, from Yankee to American , from Hellenic to Egyptian, from Azteca to American . saludos
38:51 pomegranate juice is maybe the best, intense and strong taste. Very soon I will collect the pomegranates from a pomegranate tree in my yard, here in Greece.
When do the cicadas start singing and stop singing in Greece?
be careful man, that area might get pulled into some chaos yet again soon.
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100%, the zionists are unpredictable
I can't wait for your Marsa Matrouh video! There's still much to see in Alexandria though, would you go to the royal palace "Al-Montazah" on your way back?
I have a flight out of Marsa Matruh, so I won't be going back to Alexandria. ✌️
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Oops! let it be another time then, this palace is one of the little places that still keeps the old glory of the city, check it out on youtube قصر المنتزه
Day after day 🎉🐪🐫
The cradle of civilization 🙏
@RexHimmer what has been happening since the beginning of times, the rise and the fall 🌎
Love the catacombs
@RexHimmer they had enough rest, now they travel the world 🌎
@RexHimmer yes it was a wonderful experience soo much to catch up on
I was not able to travel, taking care of 2 severely disabled children, but the last 10 years I have been able too, but I had to wait until I was 64, I am 73 now and just came back from Budapest, Hungary, and I said I do not think I can travel anymore, I am too old, but was thinking maybe about going to Istanbul, Turkey or Alexandria, Egypt, which would be the better choice for me., do you need a visa for Egypt.
You can get a visa on arrival for Egypt at the airport, it took about ten minutes. You don't need a visa for Turkey anymore. But if it's a question of Istanbul or Alexandria, there's no contest: Istanbul is the better city for travelers.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Thank you I will probably go to Istanbul.
I would love to visit some of these places in the Middle East it’s just not safe
Gabriel we’ve been fans for years. Surprisingly scrolling through the TV today we found Gabriel’s Travels on a travel channel! Who knew! Maybe it’s something you can talk about with us. ~Cara ❤
Hi, I don't know about that. You mean you saw my videos on TV? Or it was somebody else called Gabriel's Travels? I haven't allowed anyone to show my content on TV.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Yes we use sling TV and it is you! On a travel channel I will find the name of the channel and get back to you. The video was you traveling in California.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos found it on the channel Glewed TV. I tried to send you a Instagram message with the screen shot but I don’t think you are accepting messages. There are currently 9 episodes available, however it says 20 seasons.
Amazing job Gabriel! The music and video quality editing reminding of a Quentin Tarantino movie. Especially parts of the catacombs and Uber ride. Wishing you only the best.
Hi Gabe!! You were born in Canada. I'm pretty sure you must be eligible for Canadian passport. Wouldn't that pretty much resolve the Schengen dilemma?? You could use 90 days on each.
I have an expired Canadian passport, need to get it renewed. But you aren't allowed to enter with two separate passports and stay longer that way. You could try and probably get away with it, but if you got caught it could be a bad situation. Also there's a new system going into effect in a couple months that will probably make it harder to get away with getting around the rules.
Fascinating city. Millennia of culture. I was in Egypt about 40 years ago and you saw hijabs worn only by very old women. How said that they’ve gone backward in this way.
I don't believe all of those hieroglyphs are the originals. There's reason to believe. Thanks for another great travel vid Gabe.
Gabriel what hotels or places do you recommend staying in Egypt at? I want to visit Luxor and Alexandria one day but I’m scared to book a place that’s not safe or truth worthy.
I can't recommend specific hotels since it depends on too many factors, but I recommend using booking.com, where you can see photos and read reviews, etc.
That meal at the beginning was $8, pretty cheap for a change.
Hi love your videos, shame you are going west and did not east to Dahab a wonderful place. Stay at the Red Sea Relax and explore the Coloured Canyon and vist St Catherines Monastery, climb Mt Sinia . I am sure you would enjoy it.
Sounds nice as well, maybe I'll get over to that part of the country another time.
I was just there yesterday. So crazy and hot also 😅. Worth it.
Gabriel Bee Envenomation mode engaged.
Sidewalks are taken by commerce and other things and people are forced to walk in the middle of the street and risk being hit by a moving object.
Yes not safe, not nice like in India.
1:37 Ukrainian flag at the school gate , Slava Ukraine ❤
Being used in a proxy war is nothing to be proud of.
Alexander the Great's mother was called Olympias. Little greek history lesson😊
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The catacombs are Roman, they became enamored with the Egyptian culture.
Maybe marble or granite?
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40 minute uber for that price?!
In Egypt yes, probably one of the most affordable countries in the world.
It's India prices, maybe even less, since India has gotten more expensive.
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How tragic that most of the statues are beheaded due to no idolatry :/
Alexander the Drunk was the "_Hitler_" of that period. The winged symbol you saw was the Persian (Iranian) Faravahar, which is the main symbol of Iranian religion of Zoroastrianism. Egypt was part of the Persian Empire from 526-404 BC. Look up the Achaemenid Persian Empire!
Thanks for showing this. Egyptian cities are really falling apart. Looks worse than India in some parts. Beautiful history regardless.
Imagine Egipt without the ppl hassling you. And no stomach issues. Ohh man...
Imagine you, with a lick of sense. 🙄
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You should first in better area you should go Alamine city in Alexandria .
Correction alexandria was founded in 331bce.😊
Correct, which is the 4th century BC.
Your music choice for the cab ride montage from minute 27-ish to 30-ish matched the mood, sights and action perfectly! @@GabrielTravelerVideos
@@davedeal9152 Excellent, glad to hear it.✌
01:55 Reminds me of India. Is that Alexandria or New Delhi?
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