Posted in Day Ten, Sharm El Sheikh on October 7th, 2007 9 Comments »
We got up early to soak up the special, calm atmosphere before the smelling of sunscreen crowd woke up and populated the beaches. The sea was calm and looked like a mirror, there was a gentle, warm (not hot) breeze and I was reminded and compared it to the calmness when floating down the Nile […]
Posted in Day Ten, Religion on October 7th, 2007 2 Comments »
When we first arrived in Cairo, we had noticed many beautiful lanterns displayed in business and residential areas. At first we just thought they were a common decoration, but they looked so festive; we finally asked what they were. Turns out, they are Ramadan lamps or the traditional Ramadan fanoos. Just like we have Christmas […]
Posted in Animals, Day Ten, Sharm El Sheikh on October 7th, 2007 3 Comments »
As we are preparing for our all night and day excursion to Mount Sinai and St. Catherine’s Monastery, we are spending the day hanging out with Jose and Omar at the beach. We tried to relax and close our eyes while laying under the giant umbrellas, since we knew that we would not be sleeping […]