Up and out early for a 9 hour drive across the middle of the Sinai plus a two hour stop to visit St Katherine’s Monastery at the foot of Mt. Sinai. The site includes one of the oldest Christian Churches still existing today. The Roman Empress, Helena (Emperor Constantine’s Mum) had the Monastery built next to the site of the burning bush seen by Moses to protect the pilgrims already visiting the site. We see the new bush, believed to be descended from the original, which continues to grow inside the monastery grounds and seemingly without roots. A recommended visit would include sleeping up on Mt Sinai to see the sunrise. Apparently you might have several hundred others for company but- we are told- it is a unique experience.
Under the Suez once more and then on to our hotel for two nights. We are staying at the Movenpick, Giza just outside of Cairo.
It’s my birthday. Tomorrow we visit the three pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx.
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