[ilds] Lost Alexandria

[Bruce Redwine]

Ken,

We’ve discussed the Ambron Villa in Alex.  I think it’s still around but probably not for long.  Dunno about Karm Abu Girg, south of the City.  In 2007 I traveled to Wadi Natrun, on the southwestern fringes of the desert, maybe fifty miles away.  It’s a Coptic monastery and holy site.  It’s mentioned in the Quintet as a place for hermits and the secluded life.  Durrell may have visited the remote location in the 40s, but when I saw it the road was well-developed with shops, reminding me of another Los Angeles on the make.  So things and places in Egypt are radically changing, obviously.

Bruce




> On Nov 19, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Kennedy Gammage <gammage.kennedy at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Could we entertain a question about Egypt? We know Durrell's Alexandria is largely gone (though maybe not along the waterfront?) - but what about Karm Abu Girg, the Hosnani family place out in the desert? Are places like that still extant?
> 
> Thanks - Ken
> 

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