We climbed Mt. Sinai the other day in Egypt. They charged us $3 to get into the area which is supposed to pay for cleaning the area, keeping up the roads, etc.
Climbing Mt. Sinai was cool. We did it at 2 in the morning as the mountain becomes an infero by about 10 am. I suspect the burning bush was a case of spontaneous combustion. I also question the judgement of the Israelites in hanging out in this area. I mean seriously, it is about as nice to be in as the black rock desert for the other 51 weeks of the year.
On the way back in the light, I noticed that the path was strewn with trash. This is nothing new for Egypt, which has the environmental protection of a 19th century lasissez-faire factory. what was curious is that I have not been to somewhere yet in Egypt where a fee was collected to clean and it was not at all done. The pyramids are kept up well even, in spite of the fantastic number of visitors.
Egypt: Thou shalt not steal (the money to clean with!)
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