EGYPT

On Sunday night we returned from a week in Egypt! It was absolutely the highlight of the trip so far. I wish I could post every picture I took, but the slow internet in Jerusalem won't allow it. I've tried to pick out the best! Here's a break down of the trip: Drove through southern Israel, slept at a kibbutz (Israeli socialist community), crossed the border into Egypt, drove across Sinai, drove under the Suez Canal and into Cairo, spent a day in Cairo seeing the pyramids and sphinx, flew to Luxor, saw Karnak and Luxor temples, shopped at the Bazaar, rode a camel, sailed on a faluka across the Nile, night train back up to Cairo (so fun!), visited the Alabaster mosque, shopped again!, drove to Iliat, snorkeled in the Red Sea, and finally drove home! By the end we were all exhausted and half of us were sick, but it was wonderful! What amazes me is how much history and how many artifacts have been found in Egypt. Temples and statues built three thousand years ago were right in front of me! We learned of the mystical Egyptian culture and saw many sites with ties to the Bible.


Standing of Kafre's Pyramid
Look how big the stones are!
















Karnak Temple












Hieroglyphics written on the walls of a tomb inside the pyramid










The whole class in our garb after the camel ride



After our dance party in the hotel with lobby singer, Anto
















Typical neighborhood in Cairo











Luxor Temple







Some friends and I just before the faluka ride











Camel ride! Haha I was kinda freaking out :)












After snorkeling in the Red Sea




Nile River











Step Pyramid, one of the first built
















Getting action with the Sphinx












Pyramids

Thanks for reading! We're leaving for Galilee on Sunday so I'll try to post my pictures from this week before then. I love you guys!