 | 1.Upper EgyptUnlike what we typically think of "upper" being north on a map, "upper Egypt" is southern Egypt, a reference to the elevation. Obviously, the Nile runs south to north and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. So "upper Egypt" is close to Sudan, in southern Egypt. | |
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 | 6.Egypt, Cairo to AswanMost of the photos in this folder were taken in the early morning, from the train, as our overnight train ride from Cairo to Aswan drew to a close. In some photographs, what appears to be smoke in the air is actually dirt on the windows of the train, which apparently had not been cleaned for decades. | |
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 | 7.EgyptAs the visiting faculty person for the Fall 2011 Harding University in Greece (HUG) International Program, my wife, Sally, and I were able to travel through the route of the Exodus in Sinai, visit the sites in and around Cairo, Luxor, and Abu Simbel, and take a three-day Nile cruise. I hope you enjoy these images. | |
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 | 8.Mt. Sinai, Sinai PeninsulaOn our bus trip from the southern tip of Israel, through the Sinai Peninsula, in reverse route of the Israelite Exodus from Egypt. We stopped overnight at the base of the traditional Mt. Sinai and at 1:00 A.M. we began our ascent of the mountain on a path that had been roughly hewn out for such pilgrimages. We arrived near the peak at about 4:00 A.M. and waited in an unheated tin hut, with temperatures in the 20's F., for it to get light enough for our final ascent to the summit, for sunrise. | |
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 | 9.Egypt: SinaiPerhaps the highlight of the fall semester in Greece, Israel and Egypt were the two days we spent making our way through Sinai. Beautiful Desolation! The desert is awesome. The overnight hike to the top of the traditional Mt. Sinai, in order to be there for sunrise, though grueling, was a tremendous experience. | |
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