Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute - Times Yearbook (Kingston, Ontario Canada)

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ii44IPdG.fTON CCLLEGIATE VOiATlCNALx INSTITUTE GLOBE-TROTTING Interviewer-Wallace Muir Egypt! Does not the very word fill you with awe, suggesting a depth of mystery almost beyond human comprehension? Probably most of us dream that some day we shall see for ourselves this strange coun- try about which we hear so much. yet know so little. Miss Hall and Miss Chown have heard of our wish and offer to take us with them on their trip to Egypt. Come, let us all gog I am sure it will be a marvellous trip. lI'n the following article I will use We as though I were a third party on the trip.j British XVar Cemetery on Mount Scopus. We sailed from Quebec to Southampton and after three weeks in England joined our party on july 18, 1931. NVe boarded the Ormonde at Tilbury Docks. The Or- monde was a very fine ship and our state room was equipped with very nearly all the luxuries you might expect to find in a bedroom of your favourite hotel in Toronto. Wfe sailed through the Channel, then turn- ed South and sailed around the Bay of Biscay, then down the coast of Portugal and finally landed at Gibraltar. Here we went ashore and were conducted through part of the Galleries constructed by French prisoners during the Napoleonic wars. These Galleries extend for a total distance of 105 miles, but are by 'no means the best place to be in on a hot -luly day. Something which greatly interested most of our party at Gibraltar was their system of water supply. When you consider that they have scarcely any rain from April to October you realize that conservation of water is no mean problem. They have a system of cisterns dug into the rock and these serve a collecting area of 16 acres. The fact that the storage cisterns are dug ..57.. into solid rock assures that the water will be kept cool. The storage tanks have a capacity of 9,000,000 gallons. The Europa Light House at Gibraltar is the most south- erly point in Europe. From here we passed through the Balearic Islands to Toulon and thence on to Naples, When we reached Naples we saw what appeared to be a heavy cloud hanging over the mountain, but what was in reality a dense cloud of smoke issui-ng from the crater of that dread mountain-Vesu- vius. Prom Naples we made the trip to Pompeii, the city which the volcano of Vesuvius completely wiped out Cin the year 79 A.D.j. VVe went through some of the buildings and walked over those streets which still show the ruts worn in them by the wheels of chariots in the first century. We also visited the museum which con- tains well preserved types of nearly all the implements used by the inhabitants of that once thriving city, and even some of the inhabitants themselves in petrified form are on exhibition. From Naples we passed through the Straits of Messina. It was 11ight and on either side of us was a perfect fairyland of lights. lVe then crossed the Mediterranean. From first to last Egypt presented in grandeur and beauty-not to mention enter- tainment-more than we had pictured in our fondest dreams. Prom Port Said we journeyed to Cairo. Cairo delighted us more than any other place we stayed at in Egypt. Here we visited the museum in which King Tut's treasures are exhibited. During the whole trip we were royally treat- ed, but the hospitality shown us while in Cairo by a certain Major james Gunn was outstanding, One evening we had 6 vb dinner at his home, then later in the even- 7 Mena Pyramids, seen from irrigation ditch on the way from Sakkara.

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6 KINGJTON c:ou.n.EGlA'rs VOCATIONALC uN.f'rlTu're 9 W'ater Seller at Cairo. ing we drove to the pyramids by moon- light. The pyramids and the Sphynx-those vast monuments of another civilization- filled us with a deep sense of awe and pro- found wonder. The whole scene that night was one calculated to burn itself indelibly on the mind of everyone present and also to thrill us beyond measure to the very depths of our imagination. The seemingly endless expanse of desertg the pyramids themselves, the vast shapely structures of stone presented as massive silhouettes against the moong the multitude of people and-what filled us with delight and brought to our minds with a rush the story of the three wise men--a camel caravan, with the black faces and hands of the drivers out- lined by their loose flowing white robes. During our stay at Cairo we spent much of our time wandering about the bazaars. NVhile amusing ourselves at this delightfully interesting occupation one day, we felt a gentle draught of air on the backs of our necks. We turned sharply around to find two little black lads fanning us with their long oriental fans. From Cairo we went via Kantara and Ludd to Jerusalem. Here we spent a great deal of our time visiting the various Mosques and churches. No one is allowed to enter a mosque with shoes on. They must either satisfy their curiosity while in stocking feet or pay a few cents for a kind of footwear which goes over the ordinary shoe. We also paid a visit to the Hebrew University which will give its first degrees this spring. We travelled over the Via Dolorosa which is the road Christ travelled carrying the cross after having been sentenced by Pilate. Then we visited the Dead Sea. Here some of the party went in swimming and were much amused to find themselves unable to sink, try though they might. They could remain floating in a standing position, or relax, lie back and take life easy. It was a real thrill. We paid our respects after this to Jericho and stayed at the Good Samaritan Inn, Our next trip was to Bethlehem. Here we visited the church which stands on con- stant guard over the spot where our Saviour was born. From Bethlehem we took a day and went to Nazareth and Capernaum. When back once more in Jerusalem we were entertained at a reception held by the Educational Authorities of jerusalem. The following afternoon we were entertained at afternoon tea at Government House by Lord and Lady Chancellor. On the after- noon of this tea we were most unfortunate in that the taxi men went on strike and we were forced to resort to very old fash- ioned carriages, each of which seated three people and was drawn by a team of horses. We recrossed the desert and returned to Port Said where we boarded the Rawal- pindi, which carried a crew of East In- dians, and sailed to Marseilles. From Marseilles we motored to Cassis on the French Riviera, then returned to Marseilles and on to Paris. When we arrived in Paris we had the first rain since leaving London. At Paris we were entertained by the directors of the French Colonial Exhibition. From Paris we went to Lon- don, to Southampton, to Canada and home. Garden of Gethsemane. ..S8-.