The Sahara, of course, outflanked only by The Arctic and Antarctic - I'm sure that it was classed as the biggest when I was at junior school.
The Nile, on the other hand, is still the second longest river (4016 miles, 880 miles within Egypt),
the Amazon still the winner!
I'm polishing off my address/talk for the local Women's World Day of Prayer Service, tonight, this year, composed by the women of Egypt.
The inside cover of the service sheet has a map and information about the country, the service has drama and role play, leaving you wondering what to add.
I've opted for the tourism angle - a million Brits visit annually (violent fluctuations since Jan 2011/ The Arab Spring), to laze around at Red Sea resorts with large tattooed Russians (personal observation, based on a fleeting visit to Sharm), to cruise the beautiful Nile and to visit the antiquities, ranging from the pyramids at Giza, built in 4000BC to the amazing temples, seemingly everywhere, above or below sand level.
Yesterday tourists were told not to leave the Red sea resorts, following a terrorist attack on a tourist bus - bad news as the resorts were considered safe.
The tourist trade has been badly hit apart from the resorts, not surprisingly, despite protests that all is well - numbers down by 90% in Sept, apparently.
Anyway, the new leader of the Liberal Dostour Party is a Christian Woman - life is moving forward.
I came home yesterday in time to meet a friend for coffee/lunch at Ventura Park, after a great couple of days "Grannying".
Today, the gym, collect J and Th from school, then back for the WWDP service at 7.00pm, then home for dinner.
Perhaps I'll have a lunch somewhere instead.
I can prevaricate no longer........
The Nile, on the other hand, is still the second longest river (4016 miles, 880 miles within Egypt),
the Amazon still the winner!
I'm polishing off my address/talk for the local Women's World Day of Prayer Service, tonight, this year, composed by the women of Egypt.
The inside cover of the service sheet has a map and information about the country, the service has drama and role play, leaving you wondering what to add.
I've opted for the tourism angle - a million Brits visit annually (violent fluctuations since Jan 2011/ The Arab Spring), to laze around at Red Sea resorts with large tattooed Russians (personal observation, based on a fleeting visit to Sharm), to cruise the beautiful Nile and to visit the antiquities, ranging from the pyramids at Giza, built in 4000BC to the amazing temples, seemingly everywhere, above or below sand level.
Yesterday tourists were told not to leave the Red sea resorts, following a terrorist attack on a tourist bus - bad news as the resorts were considered safe.
The tourist trade has been badly hit apart from the resorts, not surprisingly, despite protests that all is well - numbers down by 90% in Sept, apparently.
Anyway, the new leader of the Liberal Dostour Party is a Christian Woman - life is moving forward.
I came home yesterday in time to meet a friend for coffee/lunch at Ventura Park, after a great couple of days "Grannying".
Today, the gym, collect J and Th from school, then back for the WWDP service at 7.00pm, then home for dinner.
Perhaps I'll have a lunch somewhere instead.
I can prevaricate no longer........
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