Tzameret Tiberias

... left was a large parking lot. We turned in and saw a YMCA and its restaurant. It was now around noon, so we went in and asked if they were serving. Although we were the only customers in this rather large dining room, we enjoyed a great, reasonably priced lunch of meats and salad. Again excellent service. Our waiter, I think also the manager, told us that the Nazareth village and several spots in the city were closed today as it was ...

... that Sarah had been right; this was a must see. The view was a breathtaking view of Lebanon and Syria. At the top was a labyrinth of underground bunkers and trenches that were leftover from Israel’s miraculous 67 War when Israel had been surrounded and attacked by her enemies who regularly and randomly attacked and bombed her citizens and she had overwhelmingly defeated her foes and taken vast amounts ...

... kids, we walked the short loop path (way too hot to do a longer bicycle trip) through the high papyrus reeds and across bridges, spotting water buffalo eating, turtles sunning on rocks, giant catfish in the bright green swamp water, nutria (like otters) just at the water's surface, and a variety of birds from the long blind on a lake (alas, not the thousands that stop here during migration season). From the observation deck, we could see the extent of the ...

... Ausser den etwas beunruhigenden Sirenen in der ganzen Stadt (ich wusste vorher nichts davon) habe ich aber nichts mitgekriegt (ganz abgesehen davon, dass wir im Fauzi und im Volontaer-Haus gar keinen Schutzraum haben).<br>Nachher schaue ich mir den wichtigsten Ort Nazarets, die Verkuendigungsbasilika, an, und mache danach noch einen Strand-plus-Kino-Ausflug nach Haifa. Es wird immer heisser hier und die Seebrise wird bestimmt gut tun. =)<br><br>Brisko<br>

... letzten Tag in Jordanien haette machen koennen. Danke an alle Beteiligten fuer den Tag!! Am Sonntag stand dann die Reise nach Israel an. Ich habe jetzt keine Karte zur Hand, aber ich wuerde mal ueber den Daumen schaetzen, dass es von Amman nach Tiberias nicht mehr als 200 Kilometer sein koennen. Trotzdem habe ich fuer die Strecke um die sieben Stunden gebraucht... Die Einzelheiten im Folgenden. Die Aussagen von dem Typ im Farah Hotel in Amman klangen recht einfach ...

... Caesar's time and likely during Alexander's. The Roman-style pillars were cool as always, still standing after a few millenia. One one end, we looked out over the Golan Heights and the Sea of Galilee. It was interesting to try and orient myself to see where Jay and I had stood in the Golan Heights during the Birthright trip to Israel last summer. I remember looking down a valley into Syria, so it is possible that in the distance I could see where I had ...

... smiled leaned over and told us that Akko was the last stop. From Akko we bused to Tiberias where we again hit the Hostel scene in Aviv's. ice cream on the water front and some jolly good pizza was followed by a really hot shower and a very restful sleep. today was spent in exploration of the beautiful galilee region. for anyone who doesn't know, they are filming a movie called 'kingdom come' about jesus' life soon in central otago at lake benmore. i can know confirm ...

... stands only to return to the first, to buy flowers for Tal's aunt Yudit for the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, which was beginning tonight. We returned to the house &amp; I helped prepare a bit in the kitchen. Yudit came home from work at 1PM to start preparing. Tal's grandmother came with another cousin, Shai, his wife Anat and their 1.5 year old, Saar. Then Rikki came with her husband, Amir. We started with the various brachot, then had the meal (at which point it was noticed taht my ...

... been built around 135 AD on the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus in order to spite Christians). It is now shared between several Christian sects that don't get along well with each other. The groups have rights over different parts of the building and guard them zealously We saw the traditional site of the hill of Golgotha, now full of rival priests making way for believers to touch the rock of the hill under their altars, shaking perfume ...

... a right to conduct organized prayer at the Kotel and challenging government and private intervention in its efforts, which ultimately led to two Israeli Supreme Court decisions and to a series of debates in the Knesset. In its first decision, on May 22, 2002, the Supreme Court authorized Women of the Wall to hold prayer ...