PalästinaWest BankOstjerusalemFelsendom31°46’41” N 35°14’7” E
3. Oktober 2019 in Palästina ⋅ 63 °F
We started with Steve Rubin, our guide, up on the Mount of Olives so we could see the city of Jerusalem out before us. We then travelled to the Garden of Gethsemene and ate our first JerusalemWeiterlesen
PalästinaWest BankAl Qudsal-Balda al-Qadimah31°46’45” N 35°13’59” E
3. Oktober 2019 in Palästina ⋅ 73 °F
We entered the souk from Temple Mount through the Cotton Merchants Gate and stopped for coffee before a few hours of shopping and lunch. Only Muslims are permitted to re-enter Temple Mount throughWeiterlesen
PalästinaWest BankAl Ḩaram ash SharīfGrabeskirche31°46’43” N 35°13’46” E
3. Oktober 2019 in Palästina ⋅ 73 °F
Ending our full day in Jerusalem with a visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, said to be built around the sites of Christ’s cruxifiction, burial and resurrection. Rich Christian history. AndWeiterlesen
IsraelTel Aviv DistrictJaffaGan HaPisga32°3’15” N 34°45’25” E
4. Oktober 2019 in Israel ⋅ 84 °F
Two quick days and nights in Tel Aviv and Jaffa. Stayed at the Market House in Jaffa, perfect for what we needed. The first day we explored around our hotel and headed into Tel Aviv for a little bitWeiterlesen
IsraelTel Aviv DistrictKerem HaTemanimShuq HaKarmel32°4’5” N 34°46’5” E
4. Oktober 2019 in Israel ⋅ 84 °F
Carmel Market was colorful and lively. Lunch there was a bit unsettling . At the next table were seated two active Israeli soldiers with machine guns slung over their shoulders. One cannot forget theWeiterlesen
IsraelTel Aviv DistrictYafo Ha‘AttiqaMisgad Gadol32°3’18” N 34°45’23” E
4. Oktober 2019 in Israel ⋅ 81 °F
We took a sunset stroll around Jaffa and down to the port for dinner. Beautiful sunset looking back towards Tel Aviv and down in the port. There are many fish restaurants at the port and we picked oneWeiterlesen
IsraelTel Aviv DistrictJaffaMinzar St. Pierre32°3’15” N 34°45’8” E
5. Oktober 2019 in Israel ⋅ 82 °F
We spend much of the day wandering in Old Jaffa. Old buildings, lots of art galleries, a museum, a park.
JordanienMuḩāfaz̧at al ‘AqabahḨayy ar Rawḑah ash ShamālīAqaba Bird Observatory29°34’30” N 34°58’43” E
6. Oktober 2019 in Jordanien ⋅ 77 °F
Our time in Israel was short. Today we flew from Tel Aviv to Eilat on the Red Sea. Then we cabbed it to the Jordanian border and walked across with our bags. Then a cab to our hotel in Aqaba, Jordan.Weiterlesen
6. Oktober 2019 in Jordanien ⋅ 95 °F
We liked the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar so much we decided to stay at the Kempinski Aqaba on the Red Sea. Another beautiful hotel. It was thrilling to sit on the beach and swim in the Red Sea. One onlyWeiterlesen
JordanienMuḩāfaz̧at al ‘AqabahAs Sāribīţ29°37’24” N 35°23’51” E
7. Oktober 2019 in Jordanien ⋅ 68 °F
Wadi (“valley”) Rum is located an hour northeast of Aqaba. It is still inhabited by Bedouins and they have built a tourist business here. We had a driver take us to the settlement where we met ourWeiterlesen
