We climbed Mount Sinai late in the evening to reach the summit at sunrise. I must admit that the inconvenience of the long and cold night was fully compensated by the sight of the rising sun. It was an amazing experience when, cringing from the cold, we saw the first rays breaking over the mountain peaks. The descent itself was a piece of cake, while the Orthodox monastery of St. Catherine, surrounded by red, granite mountains, like the icing on the cake.