Cold early morning in Jerusalem. Going to be a loong day today. M’Adamin. Driving through The New part of Jerusalem. Qumeran. Watching video and walking in the area. Still haven’t found the book of Esther.Ahava factory outlet. Madness!!! Completely full store… Russians with dollars everywhere. Masada. Take two. Still hot here…. Ein Boqeq. Lunch andContinue reading “Masada”
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Jerusalem march
Today is the day of the march and the day Gilead Shalit is to be freed. Hopefully everything turns out peacefully.Relaxing day today. Late breakfast. Walked over to Ben Yehuda/yafo st area relaxing in the shade. Early lunch. Just wanted a small sandwich… Turns out the burgers are smaller than the sandwiches here… Walked slowlyContinue reading “Jerusalem march”
Mt Olives
Have been walking around a lot in Jerusalem today. Quite crowded, so it has been quite exhausting. Seen a lot of places. Some of them created way after Jesus walked this earth. Fallafel for lunch Hurva Synagogue. Never got in there. Had the tickets but the tour leader decided it took too long. 60 minutesContinue reading “Mt Olives”
Knesset
Morning has broken… Breakfast in the tabernacle… Looking at the menorah outside. Nobody working here currently. Israel museum Loved The model of Jerusalem. Yad Vashem Very emotional being there. Everybody should go there to see what happened during holocaust! Would have liked to stay some longer to be able to look more at the videos.Continue reading “Knesset”
Yardenit
Passed the bedouin museum/restaurant in Shibli which we visited last year. Continued to the top of Mt Tabor – Mount of transfiguration in a taxi. Nice pictures of Moses and Elijah…. However suppose this might not be the correct mountain, since there were some thousand roman soldiers on the top….. At the time. Relaxing atContinue reading “Yardenit”
Kfar Nachum
Starting early this year as well…. Wakeup at seven… We are promised a tough day today. Starting with a boat trip on Lake Kinneret. On to Tabgha/Church of multiplication. Then to the beach where Jesus met his disciples after the ressurection. Kfar Nachum — the cradle of the Nazareen movement. A visit to the localContinue reading “Kfar Nachum”
Caesarea
Started out with breakfast at the hotel in Ariel.The hotel owner told us about his experience with suicide bombers. Also got to see a picture after the bomb went of. Not a pretty sight!! First thing today was going to Caesarea. Hmm, this looks familiar, must have been there before… 🙂 Was hot there thisContinue reading “Caesarea”
J’arrive
Tired after a long trip with delays and no sleep whatsoever. Found the group and the bus. Just waiting to get to the hotel and get some sleep.Come on get going… On the other hand… Might as well sleep in the lobby and go straight to breakfast…. Another hour in the bus ahead of us….
Samaria
Got 3 hours of sleep before the wakeup call. Wonderful to get some sleep, but would have liked some more.Nice place we stay at. Ready to go on after a quick shower and a breakfast. But it’s going to be a hard day. Only three shekels left on the mobile and won’t be able toContinue reading “Samaria”
The time has finally arrived
The day has finally arrived. Leaving for the airport in an hour. Will be great to get away from this wet and cold country for a while. Has been another wet day, with some sun in between. Don’t look forward to hours at the airport, so hope everything goes smoothly. Been to a café toContinue reading “The time has finally arrived”
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