Palacio Domain - Luxurious Boutique Hotel Safed

Maoz hat uns ja quasi "befohlen" uns im Juni ein paar Tage frei zu nehmen, weshalb Thomas und ich beschlossen haben, eine Weile am Toten Meer zu verbringen. Eigentlich wollte ich das zwischen Jerusalem und Tel Aviv machen, aber das waere im Juli gewesen, und bei den Temperaturen dann totaler Selbstmord.

Am Dienstag namen wir also den Bus in Richtung Totes Meer, zuerst nach Masada. Und kaum hatten wir den klimatisierten Bus verlassen, haette es uns um ein ...

... religion to explain ask someone else. But the gardens were gorgeous. Now we are on our way to Zafat. In Zafat we get lost! Typical we now have a tradition go around each town you get to 3 times any more you are really lost any less you shouldn't be that good at reading maps. All around the city there are Jewish and Muslim people they are ALL Jewish and Muslim. It was so weird all the women wore wigs, long skirts, and ...

... program, the way the Israeli army works, how the fam lives, what he does along with more general chit chat. The most exciting part was when we were at the rest stop, Aroma Coffee, and I was just a regualar guy carrying an M16 on his back. I was shocked! So Shimon told me about how that whole shbang works, and then the next exciting this was approaching Gramp's home! I remember the actual astreets and the small neighbourhood itself but none of the surrounding ...

... s. They welcomed the Jewish sabbath, "Shabbat," which had begun at sundown. We sang. "Lai-lai, lai-lai-lai, lai-lai lai-lai!" We held each other's shoulders and swayed. The Australian boy really got into it. Some men prayed, by bobbing their upper bodies up and down. Those who could penetrate the crowd entered the hosting synagogue. Above us on the street, a crowd of girls and mothers looked down and sang. Most wore their best skirt outfits ...

... from the UK; Liz we'll call her. She lives in the UK but comes to Lebanon almost every summer since that is where her father and mother are both from. After meeting Liz we entered her house and I was introduced to her sister, aunt, great aunt, and grandmother who were all staying in the house for the summer. During the other months they live in Abu Dhabi. One result from all the wars is the pathetic job market. I met many people during my time in ...

... crowded or did not allow dogs. We continued driving across the top of the country to the West Coast of Israel & drove to Nahariya, which was one of our favorite spots on a previous trip. We thought maybe we could pitch a tent on the beach, although it has been such a long day at this point, we were praying for a motel ...

... an abridged version. It begins with the advice to wake up with great energy and rise before dawn so that you greet the day rather than wait for it. Mordecai is a great storyteller. Apparently Kabbalah is often taught by using allegorical stories. This leads us to ask about the movie we saw the day before when we visited the Talmudic village of Katrin. Mordecai knew exactly which movie it was and remarks how wonderful it was. When we ...

... cemetery, there was a monument/big stone with an inscription, saying how on this spot a bunch of IDF soldiers were struck by a katyusha rocket on 6.8.2006. The shell of the rocket is right there on the ground in front of it... Then we drove along the Lebanese border for a few kilometers as our guide, Rishona, explained the situation. There's a dirt road that goes along the whole border that the army rakes four times a day, looking for ...

... to get a whiff of the lemon trees, but, unfortunately, I didn't smell any. We walked through the Old City and got some amazing pizza.  I am so glad I was able to go there so I could see the place you have been talking about for so long, grandma. Next, we drove to Zippori. However, this was after we took about 2 hours to get there because the car we were following (we went with another car of people) were nuts. To protect the identities of these people, I ...