Friday, December 11, 2009

Priest's Personal Museum Tour

We stayed at St. Katherine's Monastery at the foot of Mt. Sinai. We met a kind Greet Orthodox priest who was the care taker of a small but exquisite museum located on the premises. He invited us for a personal tour and was kind enough to take a bunch of photos of us near works of art, some dating back to the 5th century. Wow! We will write more when we have the opportunity. We leave on Sunday night for Beijing. Today we are meeting with our Egyptian friend, Nihad. I went to school with her at the Focus on the Family Institute. We hope to visit some street markets, take a float down the Nile River and see the Pyramids. Nihad invited us to attend and Opera tonight. Mariella is excited, but first we need to find some proper attire to wear to the event.

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  1. This is so great! I love monasteries! I'm surprised they don't make the women cover their heads. I'm so glad you guys got to go there!!!

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