For the last month it seems like we have spent more weekends away than we have spent at home. This weekend we are not traveling and are very hopeful that some movies from netflix arrive (our mail is uneven sometimes mail arrive in 4 days and just as often in 14). Last month one of our trips - mentioned somewhere earlier was to Israel for 36 hours of history, Mexican food, French food and the beach.
First stop: Jerusalem and a church (that isn't very old) dedicated to the Lord's Prayer. All around the garden and in the hallways is the Lord's Prayer in dozens of languages. Here is Dan with Norwegian. We followed a Spanish tour group inside and then confused the guy at the ticket counter by speaking Arabic. The Christians in Jerusalem are Palestinians who speak Arabic.
Our second stop was not far away and was a scenic overlook on the Mount of Olives. The white boxes are stone Jewish graves. The goldened domed building houses the rock where Abraham went to sacrifice Isaac. This is the most famous building in Jerusalem although somewhere Dan and I met a Jerusalemite who said that the city of Jerusalem felt like it needed a symbol like the Sydney Opera House that said "Jerusalem" (apparently besides the Dome of the Rock or the Western Wall or the Church of the Holy Sepulchre) and so a very modern bridge is under construction.
While stuck in traffic we saw a car brand "Megan"
While Jerusalem has all of the history, our real destination was Tel Aviv and a walk on the beach. One of the beaches had set up these cool glowing pyramids (presumably to tempt you to rent their beach chairs and sit at their beach rather than any of the others).
2 comments:
Great photos of the pyramids!
That car is a Renault Megane; it seems to be missing the E on the end. You'll see a ton of them when you get here!
wow...will I get my car as a Christmas present?!!
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