5/18/98: We were wakened at 3:00AM to the sound of camels huffing and puffing as they trudged by on the path, carrying tourists to the summit of Mount Sinai… 5/18/23: Deep slumber…
Tag: Egypt
A Soothing Lullaby By Starlight On Mount Sinai
5/17/98: Swam in the Red Sea this afternoon. Drove to Mount Sinai, planning to reach summit in time for sunrise. Unfortunately, after we were well into the hike, we realized that we…
Sick Day On The Red Sea
5/16/98: Not feeling well. Very runny nose, and a touch of stomach flu too. So we just sat at the beach on the Red Sea, and did some reading. Maybe I should…
Wandering In The Wilderness
5/15/98: Rose early and drove to the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula… NOTE: Photo above is an oasis full of palm trees in the dessert of the Sinai Peninsula of…
Unexpected And Sweet Fellowship
5/14/98: Determined not to miss Coptic Cairo we picked up a taxi right outside the apartment door and headed to the Christian part of town. NOTE: Photo above is a detail of…
So Beautiful Or So What?
5/13/98: Nick set us up with a taxi drive/tour guide named Hamdi who picked us up at 9am to see the pyramids. 5/13/23: Our first stop was the pyramid complex at Giza….
Face To Face With Antiquity
5/12/98: Day 50 of our journey! To celebrate, we did laundry. After lunch we headed to the American Embassy only to find in closed. Checked and sent email at an internet cafe….
Walk Like An Egyptian
5/11/98: Woke to a pancake breakfast courtesy of Nile (the person). Visited the Museum of Antiquities. Lunch with Nick. Walk around the city. Boat ride on the Nile (the river). 5/11/23: Nick…
Just Roll With It
5/10/98: Travel day: Athens, Greece to Cairo, Egypt. A very long day because of a very delayed flight. But by the end of the day we set foot on the third continent…