Month: January 2015
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This is Masada…
Read more: This is Masada…Imagine a fortress on the top of a desert mountain, overlooking the Dead Sea. Sheer cliffs rise up 400 m on the eastern side, wrapping around the mountain and joining with 90 m high cliffs on the western side. As we arrived a the site, I was taken by the immense height of the cliffs…
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World Religions: Jerusalem, Part 2
Read more: World Religions: Jerusalem, Part 2As a second part to yesterday’s post, I’m going to share our learning and experience with the Christian religion and the Armenians who live in Jerusalem. Just like my mom said in her post, in Jerusalem, there are four quarters: a Christian quarter, a Jewish quarter, a Muslim quarter, and an Armenian quarter. Why is there an…
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World Religions: Jerusalem, Part 1
Read more: World Religions: Jerusalem, Part 1While visiting the beautiful city of Jerusalem in Israel, we had the opportunity to visit some of the holiest places for Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. It was an eye opening experience and really interesting to learn about the different religions. There is so much content, I split it into two posts. Today’s post will focus on Islam…
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Journey Through Jerusalem
Read more: Journey Through JerusalemFrom Tel Aviv we made our way to Jerusalem; the eternal city, the holy city, the golden city. Right from the beginning, I just want to mention that we felt safe at all times. There were soldiers patrolling all areas of the city, but there was no feelings of tension at any time. As we…
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Terrific Tel Aviv!
Read more: Terrific Tel Aviv!Today we started our exploration of Israel with a tour of Old Jaffa and Tel Aviv. Jaffa is to the South and Tel Aviv is to the North. We started in Old Jaffa by the clock tower in the middle of the town. We learned that Jaffa was, and still is, the main port city, and throughout…