Friday, July 4, 2008

Egypt Highlights

Some pictures from our time in Egypt.

St. Katherines Monastery at the foot of Mt. Sinai. It is the traditional site of God talking to Moses from the burning bush. It also has a phenomenal collection of icons.
View from the top of Mt. Sinai
Tough climb to the top.Classic.My beautiful wife. Oh, and the pyramids. :)
The Cairo Museum, which contains many of the pharonic treasures. We saw King Tut's treasure here, among other things. Church of the Virgin Mary. Traditional site of Mary's (along with Joseph and Jesus) visit to Egypt while fleeing from Herod. The Nile river close to the Church of the Virgin Mary. Traditional site where Moses was found in the bulrushes.
The Citadel in Alexandria. The site of the ancient Pharos Lighthouse.
The modern Library of Alexandria.

Alexander

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