From the outside looking in at Saint Catherine’s Monestary
We are given a little over an hour to either shower and pack (if, like me, one hasn’t done so already) or explore the monastery further on our own. While there are a few more Read More …
A tour of Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Egypt
Romani has a hard time gathering everyone together, so we are a bit late beginning our tour. Indeed, we finally start out without the full group accounted for, as keeping a monk waiting is apparently Read More …
Dawn at Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Egypt
I hear the others leave at 2:30 or 3:00 a.m. to begin the trek up Mt. Sinai. I am awake just enough to realize what woke me and to be glad that I am still Read More …
On the road to Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Egypt
As soon as we leave the resort area and head away from Sinai‘s coast, it feels like stepping back in time. The roadside is lined with barren mountains populated by a few Bedouins and their Read More …
The charm of Sharm – Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
From the ferry terminal, we head directly into Sharm El Sheikh. From the highway, Sharm doesn’t look very different from Hurghada, with a ring of resorts spreading out from the sea’s sandy shore. Sharm is Read More …
Leaving Makadi in Hurghada, Egypt
We have been staying at the Makadi Saraya Resort and I wish we were staying here another day.This place is so beautiful! The ideal schedule would have been to spend the morning on the water Read More …
On the Red Sea in Egypt
Today is our one day on the water. It takes a long time to sort things out at the dive shop, but the up side of that is that they actually make an effort to Read More …
The Colossi of Memnon and Temple of Hatshepsut, Egypt
We make a quick stop to see the Colossi of Memnon, two gargantuan sculptures of Amenhotep III that once stood before a massive temple. http://www.egyptianholiday.net/colossi.htm Today their ruins stand alone, surrounded by green fields Read More …
The alabaster shop outside Luxor, Egypt
Group tours always seem to include either too much shopping, not enough shopping, or – most often – just the completely wrong kind of shopping. On this side of the Nile, shops selling carved alabaster Read More …
Temple of Medinet Habu, Egypt
On the bus again, we travel back to Luxor through lush agricultural area and cross the Nile, where cruise ships are tethered one to another. On the other side of the river, the lush farmland Read More …