After climbing Mt. Sinai, we relaxed for a few days at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Then we flew to Luxor to see temples and tombs of ancient Egypt, and took the train to Cairo to see the Pyramids and the transit of Venus.
The Red Sea
We took a ferry across the Gulf of Aqaba to the Sinai Peninsula, where we saw St. Catherine's Monastery, climbed Mt. Sinai, and rested in Sharm El-Sheikh. More pictures...
Luxor
Luxor is an important site up the Nile from Cairo. It was known in the ancient Egyptian days as Thebes. On the east side of the river are Karnak Temple, home of the god Amun, and Luxor Temple, where Amun would go every year to make love to his wife, an event celebrated by townspeople with a big fertility festival. On the west side of the river are tombs of most of the Egyptian kings and queens, including Tutankhamen. More pictures...
Cairo
In Cairo our primary objectives were to see the Pyramids, the Egyptian Antiquties Museum, and the transit of Venus. More pictures...
