Tzalas loved Alexandria from the very first day. He feels the sense of belonging. He believes that he possess Alexandria. He “feels that I belong to Alexandria, not simply because I was born and grew up here, but because I never ceased to feel that it is my city.” (Tzalas 99) He sees Alexandria as the city of life. For him, Alexandria is a safe haven. “Alexandria, the city of wisdom, knowledge, art and culture; Alexandria; home to a million souls during the Graeco- Roman period, decayed, languished; her citizens left and she became a city of ruins.”(Tzalas 75) He views Alexandria beautifully. He glorifies its past as Cavafy did. One the main differences between both are that Cavafy sees Alexandria Early beginning of his life that it was the
