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... as to where exactly this happened), a bunch of churches, and some other historical sites around town (there are tons).<br><br>And we ate sandwiches today on whole wheat bread. MMMM delicious. we haven't eaten anything but white bread and/or pitas for the past 4 months. DROOL.<br><br>and it looks like you can get sushi here. YAHOO!! but on the down side, everything is friggin expensive,.

... started walking along the babbling waters of the Nachal (stream) which, below that point, simply disappears as if sucked down into the dessert wadi floor. However, once we saw the water the boys new that when we reached the top they&#8217;d be able to cool down and frolic &#8211; and from that point on the whining ceased and the pace picked up. And frolic they did, as did we, starting at the upper most pool and working our way down from pool to pool. The best pool was the ...

... heads of state, each armed with ideas to prevent that event from happening.<br><br>The only solution in my opinion is to create two independent states, but that will not be easy as the Jews and the Muslims will not accept it. The other solution would be to have a civil war but in reality that will probably be Armageddon.<br> <br>Israel is not a country I would rush back to in a hurry. There are other places to see that are much more appealing for me. <br><br>I ...

... 8221;. Most of them seemed pretty sceptical at first about what they could do back in their country to help but we had some good discussion talking a lot about not being overwhelmed by the bigger picture but bringing it down to a local and manageable level, working step by step and not feeling like you have to change the whole world in one go. I hope that they took something away from it. It was a great forum for me to express how much I feel that university is a fantastic opportunity to ...

... left a lot of shekels here buying lots of posters and books.<br><br>On our way out we stopped by Zion tours and it was closed. So just a little more shopping in the Christ Church book store which was directly next to Zion Walking Tours. Today this was a happening place. A mini-Christian meeting spot. We saw and talked to the little woman and her father we had met yesterday at the Israeli museum and the friendly woman from the ...

... sights. I am moved by the idea that this is where Christ was crucified. But I haven&#8217;t, accurately speaking, been to Church since I was about 17. Unless you count the ones I went to for the pretty singing and free sherry, which I don&#8217;t. <br><br>I grew up a Christmas and Easter Christian. But when I turned twelve, and we were all officially too old for the egg hunt, that dropped quickly down to Christmas. Even then, my mother&#8217;s valiant ...

... also be explained by saying that on Facebook, the only people that come up with my last name are my brothers, my first cousins, and me.<br><br>In our first of multiple stops in the Old City, we stopped at the residence of a somewhat elderly Jewish couple who had made aliyah from New York City. Their home was huge, beautiful, and elegant, nothing like I imagined existed within the walls of the Old City. The building even stood three stories high, so that when they spoke to us ...

... process" that have contributed to the current situation. However, it's better than nothing, and at least gets to the point of how the whole mess was created.<br><br>_______________________ _______________________________________ __________________<br><br>So,on Saturday, we all packed onto a mini-bus with all of our luggage and headed to Bethlehem. I'm going to go ahead and tell you that it's not as great as it sounds. First of all, I didn't go ...

So long Jerusalem. Day 25 4/30/09 Ein Gedi, Israel We woke up early in the morning and high tailed it out of there. I might not have mentioned this before but we rented another car to get to the Dead Sea and Eliot. Our first stop is Madada. What you ask? Masada was 3 things all at different times. 1. King Herod safe palace, Herod was a Emperor of Rome. He never once came to this palace. 2. Jewish refuge hid ...

... don't know why, but I am sure someone will tell me. We then go back up to the little church and look at the mosaic floor at it's front, that everyone is walking all over. Up the stairs we notice the crosses imprinted on the wall by pilgrims over the years. Then we go up to the upper room, there are beautiful mosaic tile pictures here, there is an alter, we can see the rock on either side of it. There is a little alcove under the alter where people are ...