A dream called Egypt.. Relaxing trip at Sharm el Sheik

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After 4 years I decided to return to Egypt, in Sharm el Sheik precisely, and so also convince a friend and a friend to follow me. My friend was very ditubante part without enthusiasm. We booked a last minute Sprintours, 1 week at the village Continental for the price of 800 euros each. Livingston excellent flight with only half an hour late both on the back. Arrive in the evening in the village, we eat right away, quick shower and after about 1 hour we are already out. We first did a patrol of the village which is huge: 2 giant swimming pools, the green, immense hall, amphitheater, etc. etc.. We make friends right away with 2 kids in our county and so we suffered a taxi to Naama Bay (not pay more than 20 pounds) is just as I remembered it, full of lights, colors, people laughing, dancing, people of place that seek to attract your attention. Going all the Naama Bay on foot, then, tired, we stopped to sit in a bar. Take a drink, a arghilè and return to the hotel that are already past the 2. The next day woke up early and immediately on the beach. The village is done on different levels to go down to the sea should make 5 floors (of course with panoramic lifts from the pool and the reef). Beach big enough. To go down into the water must travel along a pier to the shore because it is immediately to the beautiful barrier. And I'll quickly fins, mask and snorkel and dive to me ... aquarium. There are many colorful fish: yellow and blacks, green and purple, polka dot, is extraordinary. Start to swim beside and between them until I feel a fish, even a peach:) I follow them on their way, like being in paradise. I spent the most time at sea is not very attractive also because lying in the sun, you die by the heat. In the evening we are back in Naama Bay, the other around the center, buy some of Suovenir always treat the price (remember to bargain, and pull up, you always shoot for exorbitant prices even for the nonsense). Office of the Egyptian Exchange know a guy very nice and helpful: he lived 2 years in Italy and invites us to drink with him and his Italian friends. He explains that soon (November 2007) will open a bar, Italian of course, will be called Linkontro and is located just outside the entrance to Naama Bay, right where the taxi stop. We never will go to Sharm from November onwards. Feel my name, you certainly remember me ... We decided to book some excursions together (always do it outside the village, will cost much less) and decides to go to Ras Mohammed and Abu Galum. The next day, up early and all ready outside the hotel waiting for the bus that will take us to the park of Ras Mohammed. We chose to make the trip by land as you see more things, while you stay with the boat to go snorkeling at three points but do not see much. I had already been in the past in this place, but return was truly a pleasure. Through the door of Allah, photo feature of the place and again in minibus to reach the sea. First stop for snorkeling. A great barrier reef and a crystal one. That day there was also an exceptionally low tide, seemed to be in a movie of your dreams. Let us take the bus and reach a point where there is a rift in the desert caused by an earthquake. In that split is the sea ... was strange, the sea into the desert and what's more, with a depth of 15 meters. The guide explains everything you do not care. Then we reach the mangrove forest and the lake magic. The custom has it that before entering the water must take all join hands, close your eyes, make a wish, take 7 steps and jump into the water, so we all do and then splash! water is a broth ... Resume after a while the bus and we reach another point for the bathroom here too beautiful a barrier, such as coral and colorful fish.
Unfortunately the day at Ras Mohammed comes to an end and returned to coach. The driver puts the Arabic music and pretty much all there to dance and make time clapping, even the driver while driving ...
The next day was the turn of Abu Galum jeep. Wake up at dawn, at 7:15 the jeep waiting for us outside the village. Jump up again a little sleepy but we wake up soon because the way to go in the desert is very tortuous to the point of making us jump all the way. Do not worry, the drivers are used to driving in the desert, the dunes and holes. We enjoyed ourselves so much because it still makes a certain effect to watch out ...
First stop in the desert, meeting with a Bedouin village. This guide explains how to play a bit of their lives and tells us that they, despite their appearance, are rich, just a lifestyle choice. We still do those children tenderly, and left them a few coins. We walk up until you reach the valley of love (who goes there will understand why) and then straight to the blue hole. Once there we descend from the jeep and we go on camels. It 'too good, I liked it even though it has helped the back pain I had already. 40 minutes riding my camel fortunately for me it was going too fast. We reach the fateful "Blue Hole". Here the sea has a depth of 180 meters, makes a certain effect on the thought. I do not lose courage and new mask, fins and snorkel and dive to me. A natural. Click the photos even underwater and try to memorize everything in my mind ... Then lunch in a Bedouin tent and then reach Dahab. We make a visit to the papyrus factory where you explain how exactly is achieved and how to recognize an original. Then there's the shopping center across from the Egyptian government wanted to: there is the perfume factory, a shop and a jewelry store. I recommend you go for reasonable prices and for the friendliness of those who work there. Now exhausted resume our jeep and return to Sharm. We're pretty tired and we decide to give us a nap. I am the first one up, have dinner and then go out, my friends instead remain at the hotel that evening. Again reaches Naama Bay, now I feel at home among my people. The next day we stay in town or rather, I'm all day as usual in water: the attraction is too strong to stay away. The more time passes the more I convince themselves that in another life I would be born fish. In the evening I reach my Egyptian friend and his Italian friends (who are now also my friends) to Naama Bay. We have dinner in a restaurant (Onions, recommend it, we eat well) and get a very good grilled fish. For wine you should buy them out, they are Muslims and can not drink ... but if you go to the mall you can buy and bring them to the restaurant. After dinner we stopped for a coffee and then back around to go shopping.
It 'was an emotional trip, my first journey from single but I have to say that there's been worth it. As usual I left a piece of my heart in the land. I already considered the idea of coming back, maybe in November even though I know that the climate is not the same, maybe I can take advantage to go to the Colored Canyon and Luxor that I have not seen yet. I will keep you updated anyway.
They all talk of dysentery caused by water not drinkable ... First time ever drink bottled water in sealed, even washed my teeth with that, they say that you should not eat there