Jesus Christ - the questioning in ISRAEL!!!!! ahhh

Trip Start Jul 19, 2008

Trip End Aug 11, 2008

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Flag of Israel Eilat, Israel
Saturday, July 26, 2008

Ssssooooo....I was super excited to go and get out of Egypt to a country that might be more friendly to American Citizens....Right... so I was optimistic even through the TABA border and walking into the Eilat super resort spot of Israel. All would have been awesome had I not walked into the airport. These people were seriously abusing their authority and the questioning was just plain insane. Things I did wrong: 1)Look like an ARab 2)Travel by myself 3) coming from Egypt. If I had just taken the bus to Jerusalem everything would have been o.k. instead like a dork, I decided to get on a plane for the 1 hour ride to Tel Aviv, and then I had to get a special Nesher taxi to drive me over to Jerusalem. If you are going to Israel, no matter where you're coming from, get ready for some pretty annoying questions. I was nice at the begininning but towards then end when the security chick took my camera and decided to play with it like it was a toy, I lost it. I told her her questions were stupid and irrelevant and to give me back my camera. I was really wishing that they would get hit and the Americans would pull out their help. Anyway, enough moaning. Jerusalem, as seen through the eyes of a Catholic (me) was truly awesome. Walking through the Mount of Olives, and all the churches that they had was pretty amazing. The country overall is much richer than it's neighbors. NO wonder they are fighting for something. Make sure you get walking shoes for Jerusalem. One day should be enough to cover everything. Tour to Nazareth and the sea of Gailee is a good idea. Tour to the Dead Sea and Masada is a MUST. I wish I had stayed at the Dead Sea longer, and skipped all the dang shopping the tour bus brought us to. Other than that, much nicer country than Egypt and Jordan.... Stay tuned for adventures entering the Jordan border :)