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Pyramids of Giza

Egypt has one of the oldest civilizations in the world and filled with ancient history. One of them is the Pyramids of Giza, that perhaps is the most famous man-made stuctures in the world and they are one of  the seven wonders of the ancient world. These pyramids were constructed between 2584 BC – 2581 BC.

There are three main pyramids which are bigger than the other pyramids, they are the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure. According to Wikipedia (yes this is where I get my source – sometimes! he he he) , they are 138 pyramids that have been discovered at Giza. That is a lot of Pyramids don’t you think? They must have been smart people to be able to build them and NO, there are no aliens involved in building them! It was the people of Israel that were being slaved by the Egyptians.

I am amazed on how able they were in building these kind of structure 4500 ago! They must have had such great architects back then.

Tips: You might want to give an extra attention to your belongings (my tour guide said that around the pyramids, there are people “who like take stuff that aren’t theirs” ) – If you go by a tour bus, perhaps leaving your belongings in the bus would be the wisest thing to do.  Another thing, do not forget to have your camera handy.

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Happy Travels,

Eliazar Putera

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Mt. Sinai

A little bit of fact about Mt. Sinai.

Mt. Sinai is approximately 2,285 metres above the sea level and is located in Egypt (Asia part). If you read your Bible, this mountain is where Moses received the 10 Commandments from God. Nothing special with the mountain until you reached the top of the mountain! In fact, the mountain looks very dry and rocky and you see no grass or tress around it. But it is a nice experience nonetheless.

So here is my story – climbing mount Sinai was seriously one of the most awesome and hardest experiences in my travel life!

Why awesome? Experiencing sun rice from the top of Mt Sinai is just priceless! It is so beautiful and there are no words to describe it! It is definitely something that you need to experience when you go to Egypt.

Why hard? Although you can rent a camel to help you climb to the top and if you are lucky enough, you could get one of them! But since I went there during a holiday season, so there were no camels left to rent! sad moment! So I was left with one option which was to do it like the locals do… USE YOUR FEET! The first 2 hours were quite okay but then, when cold wind and tiredness hit your body (it was -13C on the top of the mountain and having a pair of converse shoes did not HELP at all! ) -Altogether, it took me 6 hours just to get me to the top of the mountain! (but it was all worth it – the view from the top will take your breath away!) Guess what? Once I got to the top of the mountain, my feet literary decided to fall asleep and I could not feel them anymore. It was seriously cold and I wore the wrong shoes! Then my brother and I decided to climb down as the thought of “you might not feel your feet any more” came into me, so we started climbing down the mountain and it only took us 3 hours to climb down!

Mt. Sinai

Tips: Please do not wear CONVERSE Shoes especially when it is during a cold season! – Have enough water during your time on the mountain. If you can get an opportunity to rent a camel – get one! seriously… hehehe but doing it like the locals do is also fun! Most importantly, do not go to Mt. Sinai without a camera… make sure you have one handy with you.

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Happy Travels,

Eliazar Putera

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