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While I have some respect for the popular theories of time developed by the smart guys of physics like Newton and Einstein, I think it's time for a new modern theory that more accurately describes the human experience with time rather than some theoretical hypothesis that must be true because it can't be proven wrong, and because most people can't …

Day 20 May 26, 2012 Jerusalem to the Dead Sea

This morning the alarm sounds at 5:30. I stumble around, pack the suit case, take a shower and …. Where are we going to day? Oh yeah, to the Dead Sea. That should be interesting. Breakfast starts at 7 AM so by that time we are ready to get fueled for the day. Breakfast is different today …

Today was one of the best days so far on the trip. In my reading about Roman HIstory I had learnt about the Jewish Revolt against the Romans in 66 AD during the reign of Vespasian.Some Zealots had holed up on top of a mountain in Masada near the Dead Sea. The Romans came there to lay siege to the place from 73-74AD. Led by Flavius Silva the Romans …

I arrived in Tel Aviv hella early in the morning, but Inbal was a fabulous cousin and came and picked me up anyway. I was able to get showered (which felt great) and have breakfast with the family before Eliza took me to the train station in Herzliya and sent me on my way to Be'er Sheva. Upon arrival in Be'er Sheva, Julie and Max came and picked me …

This was true more than once today, alas.

Woke up this morning in our hostel in Arad to get in a little 15 minute workout before the day got underway, which happened in splendid fashion with yet another hostel meal that exceeded my expectations-it had pudding. From there it was a hop skip and a jump over the Negev basin and most of the …

... against the backdrop of the salty Dead Sea. Steep canyon with high walls set against the flatness of the Dead Sea plain.  This wadi is a microcosm of Israel, full of contrasts. Before returning back to the bus, Zabu reviews the map of the area ...

... do the craziest things!  I wish I had one of those disposable cameras! The trolley lets us off a short distance from the Dead Sea.  There is a boardwalk, but you still have to walk over to the water itself.  Those people who are going ...

It was heat, mud and salt... Pictures speak for ...

... by itself, as it was part of the entire Dead Sea landscape. Nearby was the citadel town of Masada, perched on a cliff overlooking the Dead Sea. On a hot dry Hamsin day, the Sahara Desert dust finely hazed the sky and entered my dry throat as I drank ...

... taken from the car as we drove, without stopping to Qumran. We meet the tour buses at Qumran National Park, where the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered. The parking lot is full of buses and the tourists are swarming around the visitor's center. ...

... the dust and pollution. It's striking scenery none the less, witnessed in slightly better clarity on a later trip to the Dead Sea (photo above right). Being an important religious site the first church built here was in the 4th century, but ...

... including an impressive horned male.  Very cool. From here we caught another bus up the road to the public beach along the Dead Sea.  Surprisingly free, you only had to pay to use the bathroom/shower.  We changed and walked down to the ...

Monday, March 19, 2007 Madaba / Mount Nebo / Dead Sea   Dear Readers:   Regrettably, this is our final day in Jordan, and we must pack this morning for the return trip to Cairo. Driving north toward Amman, our first stop is at Madaba. ...

... as the zealots) remained until killing themselves just before the Romans managed to scale the high plateau of land.  From there we drove to our hotel on the Dead Sea and did some floating in the water which is 35% salt and the lowest point on ...

... We still had an amazing time there, visiting the stirring monument/museum dedicated to Holocaust--Yad Vashem, the Israel Museum, including the building which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Arab shuk (market), the Knesset (parliament), the Old City, and ...