Grand Court Jerusalem

... a money changer in the Jewish Quarter. 5. The most amazing hummus. We had it with our lunch at the Grand Court, a hotel in the heart of Jerusalem. 6. A chance encounter with Hans Rafke and his wife Marilyn. They are the parents of Rob Rathke, a colleague ...

... enter.  I went with the others through an alternate tunnel that was well lit and dry.    Back at the Grand Court Hotel that afternoon several of us opted to eat lunch together in the hotel lounge where the fare included pizzas, ...

... of us took a van to Ben Yahuda Street where we walked in and out of shops, listened to a guy playing a harp for money, and took in a bit of night life in this small, busy area of Jerusalem.      ...

... mosaic floor.  I was captivated by the spectacular views of the Dead Sea.   Before heading to Jerusalem, we stopped off at a spa on the Dead Sea for a float in the salty waters.  We bugged Yuval all ...

... history. Churches and more churches – holy sites and more holy sites. Heaps to come back to and reflect on. Old Jerusalem was incredible – 1 square km with 30,000 Jews living there. The Wailing Wall beneath the shadow of the mosque built on ...

... on Wednesday. Happy Birthday to me! I think if we were playing a game where I asked you to name something that you associate with Jerusalem, the "Wailing Wall” or Western Wall would be in the top ten, if not 1 or 2. The Western Wall is only ...

... My parents had already been evacuated but I had a very strong desire to see my apartment, to be home. When I arrived at Grand Maryinsky Street, I discovered that whilst everyone was away, there had been lodgers in our flat. They had burned everything that ...

It was very nice to sleep in this morning.  I wasn't even worried about missing breakfast, I was so happy to get some rest.  Physically, I felt GREAT!  I had been eating healthy and hiking all over Israel.  My pants were looser and I ...

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... ; Once we left the Tomb of Samuel, we were on our way to the Garden Tomb. Just outside the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem is a small hill with a Moslem cemetery that many Protestants believe to be the burial site of Jesus.  "and He ...

... St. Mary Magdalene church, Mary's tomb, the ascension stone, the Russian church and the School of Languages.  The panoramic view of Jerusalem, with a great view of the Dome of the Rock mosque from the top was just awesome.  We also saw into the ...

July and August The Adirondacks Upstate New York And Jerusalem, Vermont and Environs While we're no longer "on the road" and traveling each day, we have been enjoying a summer on the lake, and also over in Vermont, just 100 miles away, at the ...

... to have blinded 99 out of every 100 Bulgar soldiers) celebrated his triumph over them in Athens in 1016. He also retook Jerusalem from the Turkish Muslims, much of Southern Italy from the germanic kings, as well as Georgia and Armenia. He allied with ...

... in 882A.D in order to pay the annual taxes imposed by the Muslim rulers of the time, and therefore Abraham Ben Ezra, who came from Jerusalem during the reign of Ahmed Ibn Tulun, bought the church for the sum of 20,000 dinars.  It is built in the ...