Red Sea Cruise

 

Hi there, there are two main objectives to share this journey with you:

First objective, travelling is a perfect situation to realize how useful it is to speak foreign languages.

I'll give you an example, when going through customs make sure you have the prescription for all your medicines; otherwise, get ready to explain the purpose of those pills or tablets because until proved to the contrary they could be illegal drugs.

And second objective, this presentation could be used as an example of your own oral presentations to show us your journeys or vacations anywhere.

So here we are starting off in Terrassa, and going to Barcelona to get a fast train to Madrid.

We flew from Madrid to Hurghada in Egypt on a Sunday, and the same day we embarked in a cruise liner called Splendida by MSC, an Italian company located in Switzerland.

The ship sails all night long while we passangers are peacefully resting and in the morning of Monday we reached the harbour of Aquaba in Jordania, 

from the harbour, early in the morning, we took busses or taxis for a two-hour ride to Petra, 

and after spending the whole day visiting, we got back to ship,

The desert landscape is awsome and I took some pictures. 

This is the Sinai Mountains where according to the Bible, Moses received the ten commandments directly from God,

The whole day of tuesday is dedicated to navigation, 

On Wednesday we arrived at Yidda, the second largest city of Saudi Arabia,

and on Thursday, we reached Yanbu. 

Some experienced divers say these are the best sea waters in the world for scuba diving only second to the Coral Sea in Australia.

Again Friday was only an entire navigation day, 

and the next morning of Saturday, we reached Sokna.

From there we took busses for a two hour ride across the dessert to El Cairo and their famous pyramids,

This is the Step pyramid,

The Great Pyramids

The Gallery underneath the Great Pyramid to the Queens Chamber

The Sphinx

That was on Saturday, on Sunday the cruise is over and we were taken to the airport and back to Madrid.

In Madrid, we spent a few days, we visited the Prado Museum, and the National Archeological Museum, 

we also visited Almudena Cathedral, the Royal Palace, etc...

Anecdotes:

Flash floods in Petra threatens hundreds of tourists to get drowned about a month ago,

Dramatic rescue as flash floods threaten ancient city:

https://youtube.com/shorts/lUada5Vm4kU?feature=share




One of the faults involved in the Earthquake of Turkey last February 8, 2023 runs across the Red Sea.