Dan Caesarea

... it to the airport for our plane. As we traveled south on highway 2 we discovered that the chief coastal highways 2 and 4 were like true interstates, well marked and just as easy to follow as Interstate highways in the US. Caesarea was a little confusing as ancient Caesarea is only a small part of a massive resort community that sprawls through the landscape. When we did get to the right place we ...

The emergency with my nephew's "flu" was a 24 hour occurrence.

Among the exciting things my sister and brother-in-law bought my dad a new washing machine to replace the 10+ year old machine that he's fixed too many times.

I can tell things are not going to be "exciting" around here :)

... feel like an absolute star! I love that feeling, when i put a genuine smile on someone's face!! (maybe thats why i go off track so easily when it comes to a relationship) Anyway, today was the second full day out of the 9 days that I sepnt at home with my family. That evening was the Independance Day fireworks, so all of Israel was out on the streets celebrating. we mean tto go to Haifa the whole time but we didn't know where. I called Eli, got his mum's number and ...

... it was like entering the twilight zone. We were dropped off right near a roundabout intersection, and in each direction, there was not a building taller than two stories and the four roads stretched as far as you could see. It was like SimCity. It seemed that traveling in all ways would bring us towards either the beach or a long path to nowhere. It was very quiet, too. Just weird. It took a while to find a ...

... was the official residence of governors, including Pontius Pilate. Here we toured the Roman theatre and enjoyed spectacular views of the Mediterranean Sea. From Caesarea we drove to Mukhraka on Mount Carmel where the prophet Elijah challenged the priests of Baal to prove whose god was more powerful. A Carmelite monastery, built in 1886, marks the ...

... to replant the area with trees, plant and crops mentioned in the bible included the seven species of the land -- fig, dates, pomegranates, grapes, barley, wheat and olives. The area is also preserved as an early Israelite farm with threshing floors, Archimedes water screws, olive presses etc.. For Sukkot, they build all manner of potential sukkot and then quote from the Talmud about whether they would be considered ...

... was annoying. In addition there is an exhibit downstairs that shows a nautical knot chart & below has a rope-which has got to be in order to experiment & try the knots out & yet a museum person told my son not to touch it. So, it was an interesting museum, but I was mighty annoyed. We also found out that the museum next door was closed that day, even though admission was included, so we'd have to come back another day. It would be so nice if they tell you these ...

... use of horses in warfare during the Israelite period, women's domestic religious practices, tombs of the kings of Israel, and gaming practices in Israel were some of the topics covered. By 8:30 pm many of us are ready to go to bed, more and more of us as the dig has progressed. The younger folks may stay up a while longer and chat or write e-mails, journals etc. Never far from our mind is the fact that we have to be on the bus by 4:55 the next morning....

... I hate birds! Thinking quickly, he went to the men's room, took off his shirt and rinsed it in the sink. It was a good thing that we're traveling with very lightweight, easily hand washable shirts. The personal intention for the day is "smile and laugh". Here is our opportunity to practice! After completing our first passage through the grottos we go to see the film about the history of Rosh Hanikrah. As you get off the cable car the ...

... s big monuments; the aqueduct, the theatre and the imposing city walls, what strikes the eye is utter wasteland. Strangely enough, the emptiness is guarded by fences. What, the innocent day-visitor will think, I hope it's not a security check again, what possible harm can a terrorist do here? Here lie some nice marble columns but the rest looks like a bomb has hit the place already. If the visitor has heard about the concerts which are held in Caesarea in the evening then ...