Israel
Travel Blogs from Israel
Jerusalem
... Disneyland-like old city, the modern New City, with bustling streets, and the chaotic East Jerusalem that feels more Amman than Israel. There are no physical barriers between the three (aside from the ancient walls girdling the Old City), but they ...
Walking Where Jesus Walked and Shooting Uzi's
... the Golan Heights (including an Israeli bunker 30 miles away from Damascus, Syria) where we discussed the political tensions between Israel and its Arab neighbors, Mount Hermon and Nimrod's Castle, Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, Damascus Road, Mount Arbel, ...
I'm a Red Sea pedestrian and proud of it!
... that. Classes that are looking interesting to me right now: - Essence of Judaism - Zionism and the State of Israel - Creative Writing There was also a presentation given by a representative from MASA, the Jewish Agency organization that gives ...
2.8.07 - 2.11.07
2.8.07 Today was AMAZING! One of my classes is community service, so every third Thursday I go & help out in Calvary Chapel Tel Aviv cause they have a soup kitchen for the needy. So we get there about 1130 & start setting up the tables & rolling the ...
Tiberias, Mt. of Beatitutes, Tabgha, and more...
We left our hotel in BEAUTIFUL Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee. Then we went to the Mount of Beatitudes and we stood were Jesus would have stood in the Matthew 5:1. We then went to Tabgha, which is a german church on the sea of Galilee, we were supposed ...
I love this place...
Jerusalem is seriously the coolest place ever. Right up there with Mont Saint Michel in France, which is my other favorite. But I can't say which one I like better because they're totally different. Yesterday morning, we went to the Holocaust Museum here ...
Mizpe Ramon
... we passed over were dried up, though. We passed clumps of trees planted by the various funds that plant trees in Israel. We passed illegal bedouin settlements with no water or electricity. We even passed some random statues. They ...
Last day in the Holy Land
Last day in the Holy Land It's early morning and I am watching the sun move across the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Yesterday was a "beach bum" day - a day of resting and enjoying the beach. Today I have to figure how to get all the ...
Here in Haifa!
... , I find Haifa a lot more fascinating than Tel Aviv. As I may have written before, when I first arrived in Israel, I was pretty astounded at the extreme division between Jewish and Arab communities. I guess I expected slightly more integration, either ...
A Tale of Two Tombs
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem was built around the sites where most Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected (described in a recent post, "Tensions in Jerusalem's Old City"). Some Christians are convinced that ...
Day 3: Beit Govrin and Arad
... of the operations set up purely for the tourists. The real Bedouin have a semi-strained relationship with the state of Israel, but enterprise is enterprise, so there are plenty of those made-for-tourist experiences where you can eat in a tent, ...
Sea of Galilee
... by 9:15 and by 9:30 we were on the road to Tiberias, a city on the western shores of the Sea of Galilee in the north of Israel. We drove east on Rt 1 toward the Dead sea, stopping for pictures at a scenic spot that demarcates sea level. This was the same ...
A Not-So-Restful Shabbat
... , and get downstairs to the lecture room for 2 1/2 hours of lecture preparing us for the upcoming trip to the northern regions of Israel. I'm an excited boy for that, but more on that when it gets a little closer to time. After class I wrote a ...
Trip to Gaza
... for tourists and go line themselves up in a queue for control. This appears to be standard practice at most Israel's borders, where the Palestinians are treated separately from other Israelis and tourists. Two bored Israeli soldiers glance briefly ...
Schlussetappe
Heute war mein letzter Tag im Fauzi. Wieder einmal unfassbar, wie die Zeit vergeht! Heute vor genau sechs Wochen bin ich hier angekommen und hab von da an die vielleicht beste Zeit meiner Reise gehabt, auf jeden Fall den besten Job. Zum Abschluss habe ...
hangıng where jesus hung...
more relıgıous sıte seeıng to be fılld ın soon also saw the wall!!!! cant beleıve how close ı was to west ...
In Jerusalem
... they charged to get in, and on principal I am no longer paying to go into churches, mosques etc. Everything in Israel is more expensive than the Arab countries, but probably American prices. Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Ij2KZcoLg ...
Last Days
... and the Lunnie Tunes characters. Which Ezra enthusiastically proclaimed – and Adin as always agreed - was THE highlight of our Israel trip. Go figure. F Thursday, October 10, 2009, Though intent on a very early start to the nature reserve at Ein ...
Tag 1
... dann aber doch das erste Problem, meine Tasche mit meinem Tauchequipment (18kg) wollten sie nicht als Sportgepäck aufnehmen, da Israel kein ausgewiesenes Tauchziel ist.....und bei der LH kostet jeder Kilo extra 20€!!!! Also zurück zum Wagen, ...
playıng in the mud
so ıve now been to the lowest poınt on earth at 400 odd metres below sea level. nıkı, rıvka, ylva (frıend of nıkıs) and ı headed to the dead sea for the day. was absolutely amazıng floatıng around..... ı cant decrıbe how weırd ...
Cool sights and hot springs
Itinerary: Thursday, June 23 We depart Bethlehem for a 2 day tour of northern Israel. We travel over to Tel Aviv and up the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Caesarea (where Donna and Pr. Paul did archeology many years ago). From there we go to ...
Nazareth and Cana
... that while it does its job of navigating very well, it does a terrible job of helping you look for places to go. In Israel, for whatever reason, they simply cannot standardize on the correct spelling of a place or street name. It could be spelt Ha-Kishon ...
Dealing with my parents
My mother spends most of her waking hours sitting in front of the TV watching Spanish soap operas. In between episodes she would cook a meal for my father (who is lying in a bed in the next room) and give orders to their Indian live-in aid (which they ...
Hangin w/ the Pope
... to say. Her 2 best points where: 1. That there is an overwhelming feeling of hopelessness after Israel's recent incursion in Gaza. Everything that people had been working for their entire lives (peace process, coexistence, ...
Resting
... afternoon I did some studying and then had dinner. After dinner I did laundry and went to a lecture about church planting in Israel. It was interesting. Right now as I am updating my travelblog I am sitting on a balcony overlooking the street. I can ...
Daily Life in Tel Aviv
... day. Some are very cute, but I wouldn't touch them. For anyone who has checked my pictures recently, I posted a series from "Mini-Israel." I went there two weeks ago. It is overpriced and hokey and although the pictures may look cool, do avoid it. Its ...

