A Little House In Bakah
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Step this way to the future
"Step this way to the future," the guide said. He was actually directing us to move in front of the rightmost panel of Marc Chagall's marvelous tapestry he created for the Knesset aka the Israeli Parliament Building. The large middle panel depicts the Jewish past, the left panel is the present, and the right panel is the future. It's mostly green- …
Family and the High Holidays
J: Beware this is long. My apologies. We had family history and politics to cover.
Jerusalem is amazing and we are so happy to be here. Like the states each area in Israel is quite different but unlike the states this whole country is the size of New Jersey. Jerusalem is more religious than the other parts of Israel, the most complex and …
The Old City
I got right on the walking tour deal and headed to the Old City for an overview. The tour was HUGE - too many people. They usually split it up but the other guide was sick. I just stuck to the front and was able to hear everything quite well.
Since this was my first time to the Old City I though the security at the entrance was an everyday …
Old City II and Food!
Midway through the walking tour we stopped to take a break.
I'd been trying to drink as much fresh juice as I could. Lemon with fresh mint was my favorite. If they didn't have that I went for carrot or orange and grapefruit mixed.
The best shwarma I had was in Jordan and then here in the Old City. That's where they shave off …
Day 9: History and Hiking
(Day 9, Jerusalem) So, 4:15 a.m. came around again. This time, we really did drag ourselves into the darkness. By 5:00, we were at Masada, heading up the appropriately named Snake Path, a hint of light spreading slowly from behind the Jordanian mountains on the far side of the Dead Sea. The climb was grueling and often steep. It was already warmish …