Cairo - The Citadel of Saladdin & the Mosque of Sultan Hassan. The mosque is the largest in Egypt and reputed to be the most beautiful

They did not make us take off our shoes, but provided booties to put on over them. View of the mosque from the citadel courtyard.

Overview of Cairo from the citadel.

Citadel of Saladdin.

The tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the tomb of Anwar Sadat.

Taking a boat ride on the Nile with Sal and Henry

Walking the streets of Old Cairo

At the Suez Canal in the Sinai Peninsula

Sinai Peninusula - At an oasis in the Wilderness of Tzin.

Mt. Sinai - heading to the top of the mountain on a ship of the desert.

Waiting for daybreak on top of Mt. Sinai - also called Jebel Musa (Mt. Moses)

Views of the surrounding desert atop Mt Sinai

We descended the mountain on the Penitent Steps leading to St. Catherine Monastary.

The monastary is built on the site of the burning bush that remains protected behind a brick wall.