Sinai and Jordan

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After leaving Cairo, we took a bus over the Suez to St. Catherine, the home of the famous Mt. Sinai. Lil and I climbed it early Christmas morning to see the sunrise. From here, we moved on to Nuweiba to catch the (expensive) ferry into Aqaba, Jordan. We spent 3 days there, relaxing and snorkeling in the Red Sea. From there we took a bus to Petra and spent 2 days in the ruins. Today we are in Amman.

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Photos

Bedouin Camp in St. Catherine
Where we stayed our first night

Lil and Jon at St. Catherine's monastery
Monastery in background, Christmas Eve.

Burning Bush
The fabled burning bush at St. Catherine's monastery.

Camel trek up Mt. Sinai
We did the first and long part of the hike on camel (after all, it was 2 am on Christmas morning!), before climbing the 700 "Steps of Repentance".

Sunrise on Mt. Sinai
Christmas morning

A cold but smiling Lil on Mt. Sinai
Just after sunrise on Christmas day.

Lil snorkeling.
Ready to jump in the Red Sea for some of the world's best coral reefs.

View from hotel roof
From here you can see Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel, and Egypt.

Exiting the Siq
This is the last part of the Siq before reaching the Treasury.

Treasury of Petra
Remind anyone of Indiana Jones and the last crusade?

Petra Tombs
Some of the many facades etched into the mountain city of Petra.

Comments

[Ninja]

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So beautiful there. Would love to go some day. What is the weather like there? So far, what's the best and what's the worst?

[JonR]

All is amazing. Aqaba is a little cool this time of year, so it could be better in warmer months, I think.

[Maseeh]

I love the pictures from Mt. Sinai, really nice. If you get a chance and you have room in your luggage, could you pick me up a shisha or hookah (don't spend more then $20). Thanks!