Tripoli Libya

Hello Tripoli! I decided I would first and foremost visit the Arch of Marcus Aurelius, an arch built in 165AD by the ruling emperor at that time, in honor of his brother, Lucius Verus. Lucius had overcome the Parthian Empire and had taken over their city, Ctesiphon. It was a very pretty sight.

Next, I decided I would go to the Jamahiriya museum. It is a popular art museum with a lot of cultural statues, stone carvings, and paintings. "Jamahiriya" means "the masses" in Arabic, and let me tell you, that beautiful museum does draw masses! There was only one downside: Arabic signs with no American translator!

When I got back to my hotel, I looked Tripoli up online and found some horrifying facts, such as: In 1986, Libya was bombed by the US for suspected terrorism and part of the city got destroyed! Also, I found out it's estimated number of citizens as of 2012- 1775000!!! The oil boom of the 1950's brought population to the sea town, and brought in a lot of money too.
Tripoli was a really cool place to be. Out of everywhere I have been, I still think Egypt is my favorite though. I had better get to sleep now, for I do not want to be tired when I arrive in Algiers, Algeria, tomorrow.