{"product_id":"the-caravan-route-between-egypt-and-syria-von-ludwig-salvator","title":"THE CARAVAN ROUTE BETWEEN EGYPT AND SYRIA","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the Suez Canal Company's tugs soon took us down the canal from Ismailia \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto El Kantara (the bridge), where we were to meet our caravan. Just as we were \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elanding we observed the first few horses of the latter crossing by the ferry which \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplies between the two sides of the canal. The boat had to go over three times to get \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eall our animals and luggage, and we found it no easy work on the other side to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estrap up all our things ready for the journey. Matters seldom go altogether \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esmoothly on the first day of a caravan expedition. At length a start was made, the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emules laden with our tents and luggage going on in front, and ourselves bringing \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eup the rear. The little hotel of El Kantara, with the few patches of vegetation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esurrounding it, was the last sight we had of civilised life. Following the telegraph \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eposts, which mark the route from Egypt to Syria, we then entered the rolling desert,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand soon began to enjoy that feeling of freedom which a boundless plain always \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einspires. Only life on the sea, with all its wonderful charms, is to be compared to a \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejourney through the desert. In the midst of its vast and solitary expanse the traveller \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efeels himself overwhelmed, and his imagination conjures up strange forms on the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efar horizon. The desert is to the Arab what the sea is to the sailor; for both, their \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eproper element has a permanent and irresistible attraction. Old Abou Nabout, the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eleader of our caravan, rode on quietly in front, his eyes gazing steadfastly across \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe sandy plain, and dreams of his youth doubtless floated through his mind as his \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehorse threw up clouds of sand with his hoofs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9791041984619\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eExploration of the Historic Caravan Route from Egypt to Syria\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9791041984619","offer_id":47619231809861,"sku":"9791041984619","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/c0594a03-e6ec-4fd8-8b74-576a501b6f73.jpg?v=1768459973","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/the-caravan-route-between-egypt-and-syria-von-ludwig-salvator","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}