Mount Sinai at dawn

Mount Sinai at dawn

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December 14th 2008
We were awoken at 1.15am to start our trek up Mt Sinai, although we didn't begin walking from the monastery until about 2.15. The moon was still very bright so torches were unnecessary apart from when entering occasional patches of deep shadow. The walk was not strenuous, although the elderly members of the group had difficulty keeping up. We had got to within a short distance of the top by 4.30am ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Sinai

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more