The food is served in courses, starting with grains, then meats, then all types of food such as vegetables and fruits, then salad. The plates might be colored to match the food served; for example, salad plates would be green, decorated with the color of the salad. They conclude their meal with fruits, then the designated drink, of which they take only a little, then tea and coffee. This practice is common for both the rich and the poor, each according to their means. A person eats from their own plate, and if they want to eat something else, they get a new, unused plate. Then they brought us sleeping arrangements. It is customary for them to sleep on something elevated, like a bed. They brought us that, and we stayed in this place for eighteen days, never leaving it. However, it was very spacious, with large gardens and ample rooms to walk in and enjoy its gardens. From this house, we rode in decorated carriages, which are used day and night, making a clatter. We proceeded in them to a house in the city, but on its outskirts, with palaces built outside the city, with their modern furnishings and equipment. We were awaiting our departure for the city of Paris. During our stay in this house, we would go out for a few hours to enjoy the city and visit some coffee houses. Their coffee houses are not gathering places for the poor, but rather for the wealthy, as they are decorated with magnificent and valuable items that befit only the very rich, and their prices are very high, so only the wealthy enter them. As for the poor, they enter some humble coffee houses or the alleys and streets. I have previously mentioned that the city of Alexandria resembles Marseille in its condition. I will mention here that the difference between them is the excessive width of the squares and streets, to the extent that dozens of carriages can pass in a single lane. Then, all the large halls, corridors, or courtyards have their entrances...