Egypt

St. Catherine’s Monastery was founded by the Roman Empress Helena in 330 A.D. and was built beside, what was believed to be the Burning Bush, from which God spoke to Moses. In the sixth century, Emperor Justinian built a fortress around the original chapel and also built a monastery. It is one of the oldest [...]

At 22:30 (or 10:30 p.m.) a new tour guide picked us up at our hotel in Sharm El Sheikh. We left in a mini tour bus, together with 11 other people, who were from England, Italy and Russia. We were so excited to finally be going to Mount Sinai, which is the mountain that Moses ascended [...]