For the western Easter holiday weekend, our two families went to Ein Sokhna
on the Red Sea just south of Suez. We chartered a mini bus and arranged to
detour so that we could have a look at the Suez Canal. A guide met us near Suez
and explained that the place he intended to guide us to was currently closed by
the military, so he would take us to another place in Suez. To do this, our mini bus
acquired a police escort, complete with several vehicles with soldiers and a motorcycle
leading the way through down town Suez with siren going and lights flashing. We do
find it difficult to travel discreetly in this country...
