After an 11hr flight from JoBurg; 10 hrs at waiting at CDG, a 4 hr flight to Tel Aviv, picking our car up at 01:00 (AM) and driving 45 minutes without really knowing where you are going, we got to our hotel Dan Panorama in Jerusalem . It is just around the corner from Dan King David and a short hilly walk to the Old City.
We even got up at 8am next day to visit the Old City. Lynne prayed at the Wall and then we spend the rest of the day walking around the Jewish Quarter and Jerusalem.
We even got up at 8am next day to visit the Old City. Lynne prayed at the Wall and then we spend the rest of the day walking around the Jewish Quarter and Jerusalem.
On Saturday, we went back to the Old City and visited the Christian Quarter.
On Sunday, we visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum which was rebuilt in 2005. Both Lynne and I were very moved by this visit.
A lot has changed in 12 years since we were here. All for the good, but it is obvious at whose expense as you walk around the expanded Jewish Quarter in the Old City. We spent four days in Jerusalem and Lynne’s feet got so swollen from all the walking around, she had to buy a large pair of Crocs.
On Monday, we left for Masada and spent two days here. The first day Lynne and I went swimming in the Dead Sea at the Ein Gedi’s public beach.
Next day we took a tram to the top of King Herod’s Masada Desert Fortress and walked around the ruins from the Roman conquest of the Jewish revolt in 70AD.
Next, we went to King David's Dead Sea Hideout in En Gedi and hiked to the waterfalls. Lynne did a swim at the upper and lower falls.
We left Masada around 9am on Wednesdays and got to Eilat a little around 12 noon, our stopover for Jordan. This was much faster than I expected. Roads much improved since 1989 when Lynne and I were here last. Eilat is a mixture of Miami, Las Vegas and Coney Island, all at their worse. We left for Petra and Wadi Run on Thursday
On Saturday, we drove to Tel Aviv via Beer Sheba since the road at Masada along the Dead Sea was washed out from the heavy rains. I had to turn around and drive south for about 30 minutes to catch the junction to Beer Sheba which is longer but a much better road to Tel Aviv then going by the Dead Sea and Jerusalem. Sunday was a laundry day for us and staying out of the heavy rain.
On Saturday, we drove to Tel Aviv via Beer Sheba since the road at Masada along the Dead Sea was washed out from the heavy rains. I had to turn around and drive south for about 30 minutes to catch the junction to Beer Sheba which is longer but a much better road to Tel Aviv then going by the Dead Sea and Jerusalem. Sunday was a laundry day for us and staying out of the heavy rain.
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" Eilat is a mixture of Miami, Las Vegas and Coney Island, all at their worse." I can take that off my list!
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