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The Last Summer Sunset in 20th Century

Turning on CNN news at an youth hostel in Cairo on September 28th, 2000, a shocking bump at my familiar place was coming up to me. The collision was because then Prime Minister Sharon forcibly visited Temple Mount two days ago. I am just disgusted when I imagine if I had stayed Jerusalem two days more.
It was a historical incident and was a threshold of the second intifada which still lasts today. Since then their peacemaking process has been deadlocked. I do hope peace will come again to the Holy Place.

Itinerary

000921 Tokyo International Airport 09:30 === (Korean Air KE706) === 12:00 Seoul Kimpo Airport 13:15 === (Korean Air KE951) === 19:15 Cairo International Airport --- (Bus(356)) --- Claridge Hotel(stay)
000922 Claridge Hotel --- (micro bus) --- Giza(strolling Pyramid) --- Saqqara(strolling pyramid) ---Ramsiis Central Station(Mahattit Ramsiis il-Markaziiya) 22:00 === (night trai) ===
000923 === 7:15 Luxor Station --- sightseeing Luxor west bank --- sightseeing Luxor east bank --- New Evelest Hotel(rest) --- Luxor Station 23:10 === (night train) ===
000924 === 8:30 Ramsiis Central Station --- Egyptian Archaeological Museum --- strolling Old Cairo --- Cairo Sheraton Hotel 15:00 === (night bus) === 02:30 Jerusalem Damascus Gate --- Petra Hotel(stay)
000925 Petra Hotel --- strolling Old City of Jerusalem --- Petra Hotel(stay)
000926 Petra Hotel --- Mazada Tour(Mazada --- Dead Sea --- En Gedi --- Jerico --- Olive Mountain) --- strolling Old City of Jerusalem --- Jaffo Street 18:30 === (night bus) ===
000927 === 07:15 Midaan it-Tahrir --- strolling Cairo Isram District --- Ismailia House Hotel(stay)
000928 Ismailia House Hotel --- strollingCairo New City --- Ismailia House Hotel --- (bus(356)) --- 21:20 Cairo International Airport === (Korean Air KE952) ===
000929 === 2:10 Dobai International Airport(transit) 3:30 === (Korean Air KE952) === 17:25 Seoul Kimpo Airport 18:40 === (Korean Airˇ¦KE705) Tokyo International Airport 20:55

Photo Album



Sphinx


Who is this? Camel was astonished


Stair Pyramid at Saqqara


Colossi of Memnon


Looking down the Valley of the Kings


Temple of Hatshepst


Entrance of Great Karnak Tample


Egyptian foods are eaten with hands


I was smilling but it was very very scary.


Tut-ankh-amen at Archaeological Museum


Suez Canal


Jerusalem Old City, Damascus Gate


Wailing Wall


Pull myself up in front of Dome of the Rock


Church of the Holy Sepulchre was crowded with Pilgrimage of the millennium


Meaningful poster at Old City Armenian District


Sunrise from Dead Sea


Looking up Mazada


Floating on Dead Sea


David's Fall at Ein Gedi National Park


Wadi Kelt and the Monastery of St. George


How close two Holy Places are!


Market in the Old City Muslim District


Muhammad Ali Mosque in Cairo


Murals of Military Museum in Cairo


Fruit and Veg Market in Cairo


People living it up at Ismailia House Hotel