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Travel journal of travel to Russia and Poland
... against the Nazis, and refused to go like sheeps to the slaughter. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is taught prominently here in Israel and remains a very relevant part of Israeli culture. Israelis see the state of Israel as the guarantor that nothing like ...
New Year's smile
I went to the dentist on new years eve (not at midight obviously). He's a Hungarian born guy recommended to me tby the Barbasches. For a 370 shekkels I got a clean up as well as a checkup and the technology he used made it a blogworthy ...
Holy City - Jeruselum
Today, we went to Jeruselum. We had a German/Argentian tour guide take a group of 5 around the old city and show us the 4 quarters (Jewish, Armenian, Muslim, and Christian). She tended to go on and on with details we didn't always care about... but we ...
Some beach, some city, some praying.....
... look real, it's difficult to explain but it was one of the best shows I've ever seen.You are not allowed to take pictures but in Israel that just means you are not allowed to take pictures in front of the staff. So I secretly got a few shots in, enjoy! We ...
Following in His footsteps...sort of.
Last night, we asked the manager of our hotel if it was possible to rent bicycles, especially with it being Shabbat (the Sabbath, which most stores are closed for). "Yes, of course!" he answered (and this seems to be his answer for everything). The ...
A circle around the Jerusalem of Jesus's time
Dear Family & Friends, Yesterday we did a complete circle of the Jerusalem of Jesus' time. The current wall does not cover the area of the city when Jesus was crucified. The current wall was built by Suleiman in the 1500's. His ...
Jerusalem/Bethlehem/Jaffa and surrounding areas
Hi everyone, so after crossing the boarder from jordan to israel we went to to jericho, then the outskirts of jerusalem and overlooked the city...then bethleham, and the birthplace of jesus. That night we stayed at a hotel in jerusalem that wasn't ...
Watching & Drinking
Yesterday I spent they day on the beach again (a little further up north this time, near the Hilton). Not much to tell about this, a beach is a beach is a beach. When I was sitting there, I had plenty of time watching the people living here. ...
The Holy Land Tour
Left Tel Aviv for a week to visit Jerusalem, Nazareth, Dead Sea, Bethlehem and a few more places. Below is a selection of pics from some of the ...