Egypt and the Exodus

Hello! We are back from Egypt, and I could not be happier about that. We saw the pyramids, the temples of Karnak and Luxor, King Tut's tomb, Muhammed Ali Mosque, etc. We rode camels and took a Faluka down the Nile. Last, but not least, we climbed Mt. Sinai, aka, the Mount of God.We sanitized our hands an average of fifteen times a day, avoided Egyptian water like the plague, and carried toilet paper always. All in all it was a fascinating, disgusting, and exhausting trip.

• We could only eat rolls and rice or vegetables and meat served steaming hot. Needless to say, out of frustration with the available food I completely stopped eating before the end of the trip.
• There is a reason you always see African kids covered with flies. They are EVERYWHERE, and they treat you like a rotting carcass.
• If you have nice things like cameras or ipods, you don't want to leave them on the Egyptian side of the Taba border because Egyptian security officers like those things too.
• If the toilet has a seat, you're lucky; if the bathroom has soap, you're luckier; if you can get out without paying, you're luckiest
• Even if the camel owner or merchant tells you something is free there is always, ALWAYS a price. Don't take a picture of their camel. You will pay for it.

We had a really good time but basically we moved so fast that trip is a blur! Here are a few of the best pictures.











Me drowning in the never-ending desert.








Me on top of Mt. Sinai at sunrise.