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Day 18 - Dead Sea & Masada
... before heading to the hot mineral pools provided. The one pool had hot water from he Dead Sea and the other a fresh cold pool. It was invigorating going from one pool to the other, and got your blood pumping. The stop was a definite highlight on our trip, and we are now feeling very relaxed. Our tour guide pointed out the caves the Dead Sea scrolls were found in on the side of the surrounding mountains on our drive back to ...
Family and the High Holidays
... built by King Herrod. He eventually abandoned it and many years later it was occupied by 1,000 Jewish zealots that were trying to escape capture by the Romans. The story is a sad one. 8,000 Romans worked for months to build a ramp to overtake Masada. The night before the Romans broke through the wall the Jewish inhabitants killed themselves rather than be enslaved.
Masada is about a 1.5 hour drive from Jerusalem and we wanted to get ...
Horses and lice
... are, that in Reform Judaism the men and the women pray alongside one another.
The Tunnel Tour was very cool. As Jerusalem has been the site of many wars, and it's buildings have been knocked down time and again, there are layers upon layers of history underground. The tour takes you along the section of the Western Wall that is underground. In one section there is a single rock that is 45 feet in length, and weighs as much as 200 elephants! It was ...
O Jerusalem! Oy Jerusalem!
... color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; ">First of all, there are two Jerusalem’s, so to speak. Modern Jerusalem is equivalent to cities in the United States, complete with malls of grandeur, high rise apartments a modern transportation system and fabulous malls.. You can find almost any products here that are sold in America. Many of the stores are the same. ...
3 days in Jerusalem
... and go through the check point individually. The rest, including me, just had to show id. to the army guy that came through the bus. A very divided country.
Third day was a walking tour on the Mount of Olives. Did I previously say I wasn't into the religious side too much? Well you can't really get away from it here. Was actually a very good tour - a very good guide. Lots of churches and tombs ( incl. Mary's) - historic, not religious stuff - ha ha - ...
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