{"id":6101,"date":"2023-02-13T13:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T18:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/?p=6101"},"modified":"2023-02-15T14:02:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T19:02:03","slug":"day-19-february-13-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/?p=6101","title":{"rendered":"DAY 19 February 13, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"LayoutBody_ContentBody_maincontent_0_itinerary_0_rptItinerary_itin_15\" class=\"fold clearfix fold-closed\" data-day=\"DAY 15\">\n<div class=\"fold-header\">\n<div id=\"limiteddesc\" class=\"day-description-text limiteddescription\">\n<div id=\"attachment_7603\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1168-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7603\" class=\"wp-image-7603 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1168-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1168-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1168-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1168-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roman Amphitheater<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our tour of Alexandrine history and culture continued with a visit to the Roman Amphitheatre. In 1965, a semicircular Roman amphitheatre was discovered under what was known as Kim al-Dikka (mound of rubble) after the remains of a Napoleonic fort were leveled for a housing project. \u00a0The 13 tiered rows of marble seats, excavated by Polish archaeologists aided by Graeco-Roman Museum, date to 2nd century AD. Originally a small theater, the building was altered over time to serve as an assembly hall. A couple of sections of original mosaic floor are on view. Other excavations are still underway. To the north lie brick ruins of a Roman bathing complex. A series of basins and channels reveal water would have passed through the heating system to marble covered baths. To the east lie ruins of a residential area dating from 1st century AD where the Villa of the Birds, a colorful 9 paneled mosaic was uncovered.<\/p>\n<p>After, we returned by motorcoach to Cairo and checked into our hotel, located in the upscale Cairo suburb of Heliopolis, conveniently close to Cairo Airport. After a short afternoon to catch up on transferring photos on the hotels&#8217; slow wifi, drink a final toast to our Egyptian journey during a Farewell Dinner at the hotel with our new found travel mates.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Our transfer to the airport, required us to have our suitcases out by 11:00 pm and to meet in the lobby to transfer to the hotel at 11:30 pmmfor 2:05 am flight to Frankfurt[print_gllr id=6975]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our tour of Alexandrine history and culture continued with a visit to the Roman Amphitheatre. 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