Masada and the Dead SeaThe Tour Begins 5:45am comes quickly. We get up and head to the Abraham Hostel where we catch our full day tour to Masada, En Gedi and the Dead Sea.In the hostel lobby we meet some ladies who are waiting for their tour. They tell us of their experiences picking olives in Bethlehem.Our tour bus is over an hour late because it came from Tel Aviv …
Jerusalem- Day 2Temple MountWe are out of our apartment by 8:15am and head directly to the Temple Mount. This place is significant to Christians, Jews and Muslims. See this link for details.We line up near the Dung Gate. They call it the Dung Gate because way back then this was the gate where you exited to throw out the dung and garbage. To access the Temple Mount we must …
Jerusalem- Day 1Morning in Jerusalem We contact our airbnb host to tell her about the unfortunate wine incident and send her a picture of the red wine marks on the kitchen wall. She tells us not to worry about it, drink more wine and have fun.There is a cafe near our apartment that sells Montreal Bagels. We just have to have a bagel with cream cheese and lox. At $12 …
Tiberias to Beit She’an to JerusalemOff to Beit She’an RuinsWe pack up the car and leave Tiberias. Our first stop is Beit She’an which has Israel’s largest, most complete Roman ruins.The day is hot. The ruins are impressive and its easy to see how the city is laid out. We go first to the theatre which in it’s time held 7,000 people.Across the road from the theatre is the …