Red Sea: Mount Sinai and St Catherine's monastery

We climbed up during the night, and waited for the sunrise. The top is at 2700m and the climb is easy, but it lasts 2-3 hours, and it can get very cold towards the top:

On the climb down:

There are 3500 steps carved in the mountain, and at the bottom is the legendary St Catherines:

Some details from the fortress of St Catherine's, and the tower:

The burning bush:

Some more views:

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Silvija Seres, May 2001