Alexandria- Egypt'09

We travelled from Dahab- Cairo using a minibus. We departed Dahab at 23:00 and arrived in Cairo at 07:00. On arrival we purchase 2nd class train tickets from cairo to Alexandria. Tickects cost us EP20, the train took 3hrs. On arrival in Alexandria we checked into a hotel which was highly recommanded by someone we met in Dahab. The hotel wasn't great and the bed was as hard as a stone... not to mention the pillows. after checking into the hotel we went to the Alexandria Castle, marine museum and then we took a boat ride at the Meditarenian sea.The next morning we went to Mantazah; Alexandria library etc. We then decided to purchase train tickets from Alexandria- Aswan.We were informed that as foreigners we were supposed to take a sleeper train which will cost us US$60.00. We started deliberating on travelling from Alexandria to cairo and then taking a 2nd class train to Aswan. When we were still thinking a brilliant idea poped into our heads!!! we told the person selling us tickets that we were South African ambassadors and we were attending a meeting in Aswan the next day and the train is our last means of tranport of making it to Aswan the next morning... Wa la !! we bought 1st class train tickets for EP100.00...We departed Alexandria at 16:30 and arrived in Aswan the next day at 10:00.