Sunday, January 31, 2010

Mosque of Mohammad Ali, Mt. Sinai, and the Red Sea

We are back in Cairo after 3 days in Luxor and a train ride of death. They tried to get us with the food....they thought they could give us a little pharoah's revenge, or Cairo's quick step. We rode all night on the train and it arrived in Cairo at 4 so all of us were dead all day long. It was an experience I don't really want to repeat but I'm glad we get to try everything.




















Here is the Mosque of Mohammad Ali. It is considered 1 of the seven wonders of the world in the Medieval Ages. It was spectacular and great.















Here on our way out of Egypt we stopped at this Oasis. The children of Israel would have stopped in places like this for a while to drink and fill up on water.





















This is atop mount Sinai!! We made it to the top after waking up at 2 and hiking for 2 or 3 hours...can't remember how long. On top it was very cold and so we had to stay together to keep warm. We had a great spot to cover from the wind and watch the sunrise.















Here is the first sighting of the sun! It was beautiful to be there and contemplate about God's creations upon mt. Sinai.















Basking in the warm sun was a must!! It was so nice and beautiful!















This is the pool of Elisha on top of Mt. Sinai. We had a great testimony meeting there.




















This is coming down the Mt. Sinai. It'll kill anyones knees but we had a good hike coming down.


















These christians built this monastery around Moses's supposedly burning bush in the 12th or 13th century. I love the claim to fame they all have for sacred objects in the Old testament. I am standing under "The Burning Bush".















On our way home we stopped for lunch by the Red Sea. It was so beautiful to be on the beach again after the desert of Sinai.















Which is better? The pyramid or the lovely Sphinxes...
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  1. UnknownFebruary 4, 2010 at 8:39 AM

    Hey Eric!
    It's funny to look at all of the pictures and see the craziness therein. I can't believe how many amazingly huge buildings there are down there. The best one though had to be your camel rider! I'm sure there are a lot of mosques around in your area, so I'll tell you some of the neat things I've been learning in my Islam class. Every mosque has a nitch in the wall, known as a Mihrab. It points the direction to Mecca, so that muslims know which way to pray. There is also a little staircase near the Mihrab, called the Minbar, which is where on Friday the local leader of the mosque, the Imam, or another teacher gives a little sermon to everyone present. There's also the pulpit (self-explanatory) where the Qur'an is read from. Have fun with those!
    Life here is great. My classes are fun, except for english which really should be renamed art history, since we look at art and music more than literature in a literature course. Who knows why? :)
    Well, have a great day!
    Tyler

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