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Travel Blogs from Acre, Israel
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Day 7: Old Akko (Acre, Acco)
This is a top pick! ... Harvey's eye. Being from Florida, we love fresh orange juice and we haven't had any since we've been in Israel. A golden opportunity for only 10 shekels! Should we have bargained? Now with some refreshment, we redirect ...
Akko
This is a top pick! ... walked on the fortifications to the fort, sat down for a cup of coffee and baklawah and continued walking through the Acre marketplace. After a bit of shopping we went to the citadel (complete with underground passageway leading to a fortress of ...
The Knight's Halls
This is a top pick! ... peninsula connecting it to the mainland is protected by a powerful wall. It is a predominately Arab enclave in Israel, and they left the old city to itself and built a new one outside the walls. We bought a combination ticket that ...
A couple days in Ambient Akko
... Aviv, which worked out well because we needed to get our Egyptian visa from there anyway. Tel Aviv is the most modern city of Israel and it feels like you are in the middle of Europe, not the Middle East. We enjoyed a coffee and croissant and browsed the ...
Golan Hieghts
... . Israel is an amazing little country. I don't know exactly when it was, but I think in 1964 the day after Israel declared its independence, 5 Arab countries declared war on it. Amazingly, Israel won land from all of its neighboring countries. It has ...
Crusader Oceanside City
... reservation asked which state I was from. He said Virginia is "an aristocratic state." Soviet education. Today I went to Acre (Akko), which was a Crusader stronghold and one of the last Crusader fortresses to fall. It is right on the ...
Eine Nacht in Akko
... und am Wochenende gibts so etwas wie eine relaxte Strandgesellschaft. Von Akko nach Haifa kam ich mit dem Zug. Bahnstrecken gibts in Israel zwar nicht viele, aber das was da ist, faehrt puenktlich und ist sogar guenstiger als der Bus. Und - tadaa! - bei ...
Touring with Eddie
... up to Rosh HaNikra. This is an interesting area with the white cliffs due to the salt but it is also the border between Israel and Lebanon! We took a cable car down to explore the caves, see some amazing colors on the rocks and see brief video about ...
Acre/Akko/Acco and the tour de Landa
... world heritage site of Acco, or Akko, or Acre depending on who and in what century you ask. An easy train ride on Israel's efficient train system took us up through the northern beaches towards the Lebanon border. Acco was an important port for most of ...
June 27 - Galilee
June 27 (Rob) Today we woke up with plans of renting a car and touring northern Israel. After showering we quickly went around the corner to a small laundry to wash our clothes in a machine for the first time since we have been on the trip. Up until ...
Trip to the Old city
Headed up here for the day. Beautiful little town with an ancient Crusader Walled town. Has an impressive Citadel, Mosques, Bath Houses, Churches and Souk and a really cool underground passage/ ...
Quaint Ol' Akko
Full day of touring Akko – we went to the old city, the Citadel. These ruins, dating back to the 12th Century, were uncovered (mounds of dirt spanning years and years) to expose the old sea walls built by the Crusaders. We walked the ...
crusaders' fort and lebanese border
... population that immensely increased the impression I had of Arabs from before (I am blonde and blue-eyed). The best Hommos place in Israel is Saïd. I had delicious young tuna and the best # (Moroccan) ever. I went from there north to Nahariyya and ...
Isreal - 6 weeks
Based Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Caeserae, Haifa, Acre, Rosh Hanikra, Lebanese border, Masada/Dead Sea 30th bday ...
Staff Retreat
Today, we went on a staff retreat to Akko, which is a city in the north on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Lord has been speaking to many of the leaders here about the cleansing of the water in the Mediterranean Sea just like the healing of ...
sur la trace des croisés
Nous nous garons dans la vieille ville place Haim Farhi. A pied nous passons une porte et débouchons au Khan-Al-Shawarda (l'auberge des marchands). Caravansérail du XVIIIe siècle. Ambiance arabe garantie. sur la place une terrasse nous accueille avec ...
First few days in Israel
... in Yafo (Jaffa) which is a messianic Jewish congregation that includes a guest house. The messianic communities (about 8000 people in Israel) retain their Jewish heritage and culture but believe that Yeshua (Jesus) is their Messiah. They do not describe ...
Akko Revisited
If we are nothing else, we are persistent! After going round and round yesterday, we were bound and determined to find the two shuls – and we did! We went to HaRamchal Shul, which was started by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto – a renowned ...
Old cty, old walls, really touristy
... when he tore a ligment so was hamstrung so to speak. He is coming with us to Acco today so at least he sees some of Israel. Side note - Selah was just now playing the piano. Bruce said "Selah...don' leave your day job. You will never be a pianist." Micah ...
Coasting Along
... wanted to see our passports before we could enter but we hadn’t brought them with us. So after much professing of love for Israel and having no Arab friends, he finally let us in. It ended up being just enough time to soak up the displays regarding ...
semaine dans le nord
On prend le bus pour Nazareth, activite rando. On fait un petit tour en ville, et on trouve notre sentier apres une pita, coup classique. Nuit en camping a cote du site romain de Zippori. On se rend compte le lendemain que marcher c'est pas ...
The Ahmadiyya in Israel
... AuthorEarl Shugerman is an American immigrant to Haifa, Israel of four years. Currently, he is occupied in writing about adventures in Israel, teaching youth sports, and enjoying his semi retirement. He does not believe in puting people into ...
Acre Israel- City of the Crusaders
... calls for prayer from local mosques and churches. There is a beautiful view of Haifa from the bay. You can easily reach Acre by bus from anywhere in Israel. It is possible to take the train from certain places in Israel. There is a lot to see in the ...
Touring the Crusader Site
... shop. Tey were very nice about it. We bought a box of Arabic pastries. We then took the train from Haifa to Akko (also spelled Acre), which is across the "bay" from Haifa. (The two cities can "see" each other on a clear day.) The train takes about half ...
Ancient City mixes with Modern Life
I got the chance to just wonder around the Old City of Akko with a friend. By the way, Akko in Hebrew means acre, like size of land. I had a great time seeing a vast amount of history from Paul in the New Testament to Crusader buildings ...
Hair Raising Drive through the Mountains & Valley
North bound to Akko. Akko was fortress built in Medevil times by the Crusaders (Templars??). It's a walled city modeled after Jerusalem. A fortress, a citadel, El-Jezzera Mosque, a shouk. It is an amazing old city discovered by the ...
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