Jerusalem Panorama Hotel

... for them. We drove up to a nearby hill to see Emek Ayala where David slew Goliath. We looked down on the scene of the battle from the hill upon which the Israelite army gathered for the battle with the Philisteens. Ezra and Adin collected stones (and tiles) as young David did in the same spot 3000 years ago. Ezra decided on the spot that he wants to be an archeologist, and Adin followed suit wanting to be an archeologist … and a policeman.The boys ...

... als "illegal" eingestuft wurde und damit internationales Recht verletzt. Eine UN-Resolution scheiterte aber am Veto der USA und Enthaltungen diverser anderer Mitglieder des Sicherheitsrates, darunter Grossbritannien und Deutschland.<br><br>Den Rest unserer Tour verbrachten wir an Teilen der Mauer in Bethlehem, die an vielen Stellen aeusserst kreativ mit Graffiti dekoriert ist, der Geburtskirche, die laut Katholiken, Griechisch-Orthodoxen und Armenisch ...

We are nearing the end of this trip and it has been non-stop.<br>From Tiberias to safat to Masada and Ein Gedi to Jerusalem.<br><br>I climbed Masada with Arielle and had a difficult time keeping up with her but made it.<br><br>Jerusalem has been a wonderful week of incredible sites, history and emotion. They are tesring the city up to put in a tram that cicles the ...

... quieted when Muslim merchants discovered that tourist exiting the tunnel landed right where their shops were. There seems to be a principle, actually law that affirms all entities commitment to preserve existing religious sites and not creating new sites in old Jerusalem. That is why there was an uproar when a synagogue was made beneath the wall, even though there was a synogue in about or in the same location in the distant past ...

... to visitors. This exhibit comprised some exquisitely elaborate works, including a full-scale kitchen made of millions of glass beads (which took five years to complete), and a huge, seemingly off-white wall hanging made of thousands of tiny yearbook pictures, a stepladder apparently splattered in paint (but actually inlaid with precious materials, etc. (pictures here: click links on left side) Finally, we took a ...

... that commemorates Peter's denial of Jesus, and really the whole trial and imprisonment of Jesus. Excavations there have given strong credence to the location. They have uncovered a cistern that was used as a dungeon, and discovered crosses scratched on the walls that date way back, indicating that this was a place of Christian gathering very early on. They also found the steps leading to this place and have concluded that this was most likely the home of Caiaphas the ...

L'Jerusalem. Making our way to Jerusalem we drove from Safed south along the Jordanian border. We passed through several Palestinian areas. There was a sudden change of landscape as it went from lush Golan/Galilee to desert. BTW, we did not spend much time near the Sea of Galilee because many of the beaches were closed. It reminded us a lot of Bear Lake.

... of the events never actually occurred at the places. These included the tomb of King David, and the room of Jesus's Last Supper on Mount Zion. It was interesting to hear about the histories of Ancient Israel and Modern Israel, including the Intifada, and alongside Yad Vashem I recommend this tour as the thing to do in Jerusalem. More on the two places we spent the most time in:<br><br><br>The Temple Mount<br><br>We entered the Temple Mount through a ramp next to the ...

... 1 of the groups. Most of our group are recent school-leavers, so as an older guy I'm in 2 minorities. I'm sharing a room with Bernard from Melbourne (also my age) who describes himself as a left-wing pinko, and Joel from New Zealand, who looks like a goatee-less George Michael. We began the program with icebreakers, and listed 2 hopes and 2 fears for the program, I considered stating a fear as "Getting locked inside another concentration camp". We split into random groups of ...

... a lot of fun, and pretty much every street or lane holds some form of religious significance. Also interesting is the very unique division of the city into the Christian, Armenian, Jewish and Muslim sections, each with their own places of worship, food and of course people. <br><br>I have made a few daytrips from Jerusalem to some surrounding sights and cities: <br><br>Bethlehem <br><br>The Church of Nativity is believed to be the place where Jesus Christ was born. Unlike ...