In antiquity, Alexander the Great founded the city of Alexandria in the western Nile Delta, which, alongside Rome, was a major destination along the trade routes connecting Africa and India with the Mediterranean world. An imposing amphitheater was built to stage our fascinating dreams and as a central site for rituals in which opulence was celebrated as a kind of religion.

The fragrant incense creates a mysterious gleam in passionate eyes. A love letter of epic length, one that could fill an entire library. The tender grace of a blooming rose, the missing half of an apple, the gentle power of cedarwood, and the dangerous temptation of lily of the valley. A river of passion flows through the city.