Lavi Kibbutz Hotel

... with a 50 minute hike just for some Roman ruins, which I think I've seen enough of in the last 2 months. So I gave myself an extra half hour of sleep, then trekked up as far as the museum and watched the sunrise, perched from the outer railings. Good enough, and better than the Danes who slept through the whole thing.

After breakfast I found that the 2 Germans and the girl they're traveling ...

... is scared of going under the water and Harel wouldn't so I literally spent 30 minutes diving, holding my breath and searching with my hands for the keys as the water was so murky I couldn't see my hand in front of my face.

I was about to give up when suddenly I found them - it was a miracle!!!! Everyone was really happy. Especially harel as she did not have a spare key!! We then walked on for a further hour and eventually got to the end of the walk - it ...

... a full 17 seconds before moving on to the next event of the table. We sat a bit longer then Shimon, myself and Benny ran away to meet with Eli. We got to the car, sparked up a joint and listened to old school classics. we drove to some meeting hall where a parade of students were apparently partying and waited for Eli for nearly an hour. During this time, we were as high as kites on a breezy day. Shimon wanted to go pick up, so he found a religous woman giving out her ...

... Israel?), the Sea of Galilee in Israel, the Palestinian Territories and the Jordan Valley. Our promised guide didn't eventuate - hummmm - but it was OK as our driver got a tourist policeman to tell him what we needed to look at and our driver then interpreted for us. We also had the good and faithful Lonely Planet and enjoyed discovering the history of the site. Next stop was an Arab castle at Ajlun, built as protection against the crusaders ...

... than any other known place on earth. The very first battle of recorded history occurred here between Pharaoh Tuthmose III and a coalition of Canaanite kings under the king of Kadesh. This occurred (most agree) on April 14th 1457 BC (although other earlier years have been advanced). The account of this battle is preserved on the Egyptian temple of Amun in Karnak. It was the first battle account where the composite bow was used, and ...

... even at night. We again drove north, 30 minutes or so to the checkpoints marking the line between the Isreali controlled side and the Palestinian controlled side of the line near Jericho. Jericho has been one of the most trustworthy areas of the Palestinian West Bank, where relations have been best, so it was the first area to receive some autonomy from the Israelis. We dropped Doreen at a gas station rest stop and would come back to pick her up again three hours ...

... stabilized, to roughly its present contours. The Coastal Plain became narrower and was covered by sparse forest and grasslands, with swamps in low-lying areas. The number of animal species had declined and consisted mainly of gazelles and wild cattle.
The population of the El-Wad cave used both the cave and the broad terrace in front of it. The settlement is believed to have been permanent, a unique development in terms of previous lifestyles in the caves. It consisted of ...

... in another part.
Other Herodian remains in the city include parts of his palace (a pool) on a point next to the harbour, and on the platform the temple of August of which the foundations were excavated during recent digs. In the summer of 1999, excavations of stucco were found from one of the columns of the Herodian temple. It is the first find from the original temple.
Although some later additions were made, the theatre used for the Caesarea concerts is largely ...

hey everyone, sorry it's been so long since I've written but it's near impossible to get access to our one computer (for 35 kids). I guess it's been two weeks since I've written. The highlights are as follows: Yom HaShoah On Holocaust Memorial Day there was a Tekes (ceremony) that was put together by the kibbutzniks. It reminded me alot of the ceremonies we have at the JDS. candle lighting, flowers, and a stage. Kibbutz ...

hi everyone! i apologize about being notified several times about this entry. I already wrote it and sent it, but i think it was deleted so i'm going to try and rewrite it quickly while I still have computer access. I recently returned from a wonderful pesach break with my family. The flights were long, but it was worth it to see my parents and rest in my own bed. upon my arrival at campus a few of us quickly rushed off to Domino's down ...