• Andrew Clark
  • Andrew Clark

Israel, Egypt and Jordan

A 31-day adventure by Andrew Read more
  • Trip start
    August 19, 2023
  • A day at Jaffa

    August 22, 2023 in Israel ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    A visit to Jaffa (Yafo).. the old town... original settlement which has become the city Tel Aviv Yafo. Fascinating links throughout the day to The valley where David met Goliath, Perseus saving Andromeda on the rocks in the water, and the fact that Jaffa's famous export was oranges... origin of Jaffa cakes perhaps ? 🤣Read more

  • Baha'i Temple Gardens

    August 23, 2023 in Israel ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    At the Baha'i Temple and Gardens in Haifa. Stunning. 18 different levels of gardens. And... we have to wear long trousers, and stay "modest" in numerous sites we visit. Jeans came off straight away afterwards... cause it's HOT!Read more

  • Nazareth

    August 25, 2023 in Israel ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    2 fascinating sites in Nazareth.. the Church of St Joseph , like most of the sites her,built on top of layers of older churches,synagogues..there is a cave in the depths below this one where Joseph worked his trade (and no he apparently wasn't a carpenter but a stonemason hardly any trees there thousands of years ago!)..the 2nd is the Basilica of the Annunciation...where the angel announced to Mary she would become the mother of Jesus !! Amazing sites...all have new built on old built on Ancient! Never been in the slightest bit religious but do find it all fascinatingRead more

  • Masada

    August 28, 2023 in Israel ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    A visit to Masada this morning. A fortress built originally in about 34bc for King Herod on top of a high steep mountain. About 450 metres high, looking onto the Dead Sea. Get up there by cable car. Famous for an incident in about 72ad involving about 960 Jews escaping the seiging Romans, staked themselves up there for 1000 days. They had plenty of food and water to last them. Eventually Romans built a massive ramp and stormed the fortress. The Jews seeing this coming committed mass suicide rather than face becoming slaves. .... truly spectacularRead more

    Trip end
    September 18, 2023