PalestinaWest BankEast JerusalemDome of the Rock31°46’41” N 35°14’7” E
3 ottobre 2019, Palestina ⋅ 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 JerusalemLeggi altro
PalestinaWest BankAl Qudsal-Balda al-Qadimah31°46’45” N 35°13’59” E
3 ottobre 2019, Palestina ⋅ 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 throughLeggi altro
PalestinaWest BankAl Ḩaram ash SharīfChurch of the Holy Sepulchre31°46’43” N 35°13’46” E
3 ottobre 2019, Palestina ⋅ 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. AndLeggi altro
IsraeleTel Aviv DistrictYafoGan HaPisga32°3’15” N 34°45’25” E
4 ottobre 2019, Israele ⋅ 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 bitLeggi altro
IsraeleTel Aviv DistrictKerem HaTemanimShuq HaKarmel32°4’5” N 34°46’5” E
4 ottobre 2019, Israele ⋅ 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 theLeggi altro
IsraeleTel Aviv DistrictYafo Ha‘AttiqaMisgad Gadol32°3’18” N 34°45’23” E
4 ottobre 2019, Israele ⋅ 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 oneLeggi altro
IsraeleTel Aviv DistrictYafoMinzar St. Pierre32°3’15” N 34°45’8” E
5 ottobre 2019, Israele ⋅ 82 °F
We spend much of the day wandering in Old Jaffa. Old buildings, lots of art galleries, a museum, a park.
6 ottobre 2019, Giordania ⋅ 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.Leggi altro
6 ottobre 2019, Giordania ⋅ 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 onlyLeggi altro
GiordaniaMuḩāfaz̧at al ‘AqabahAs Sāribīţ29°37’24” N 35°23’51” E
7 ottobre 2019, Giordania ⋅ 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 ourLeggi altro
