Tag: Middle East

  • Middle Eastern Delights!

    Middle Eastern Delights!

    The food in Israel has been amazing!  It is so flavourful and fresh that we decided not to cook for ourselves, but to eat from some of the best food stalls we have found so far on our trip.  We are not sure what makes their food so tasty, but we think it’s a combination…

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  • Our Indiana Jones Moment

    Our Indiana Jones Moment

    Have you ever been to one of the seven ancient wonders of the world?  I have… Petra! While visiting Israel, we decided to be like Indiana Jones and jump across the border into Jordan.  We went on a full day tour around Petra and saw many ancient ruins.  Our fabulous tour guide, Abdul gave us a lot…

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  • Festival of Festivals!

    Festival of Festivals!

    Moving North through the country, we stopped in the city of Haifa, Israel. This city was smaller than Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, but I think it was my favourite. The highlights of this city for us were the Festival of Festivals, and the Baha’i Gardens. The Festival of Festivals is a celebration of all religious…

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  • A different view of Israel

    A different view of Israel

    Our travels in Israel were not limited to visiting religious or sacred sites in the Holy Land.  We also visited some really interesting natural sites. Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park Located about 1 hour south of Jerusalem, this large National Park was really interesting to see.  The first area we visited was an area called the…

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  • Olives on a Mountain

    Olives on a Mountain

    When I heard the words “Mount of Olives tour”, the first thing I thought of was a mountain full of olive trees where we learned how to taste olives properly.  Well, the mountain is full of olive trees but we did not get to taste them.   Instead, our tour guide Yariv, taught us about how Jesus…

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