we took a weekend roadtrip from cairo to the sinai peninsula to climb mount sinai! the mountain is in the central sinai peninsula, in an essentially unpopulated mountainous region. of course, it is famous as the biblical location where moses received the ten commandments.
after leaving cairo we rode the bus all evening until about 2:30 am. on the way the bus blew a tire so we had to wait at a rest stop for a few hours while it got fixed. so when we got to mt. sinai we had to climb fast to catch the sunrise! climbing the mountain took about 2.5 hours and we were joined by many pilgrims from all over the world. at the top they were all having their own little religious services with communion and unique customs.
