Israel and Egypt 2000
Leaving Temple Judea
Ready for our adventure!
The 'Gang' is ready to go!
Good bye Newark, NJ
Approaching Tel Aviv
On the road to Jerusalem
Jewish Settlement
Another Settlement
Hillside
First sight of Jerusalem
Jackie
Lindsay
Ruins below the Temple Mount
The Family
Herodian stone retaining wall
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Western Wall (Kotel)
In fromt of the Kotel
View from our hotel in Jerusalem
Our first sunrise
Morning view
Beautiful sunrise
Notice the sun reflecting off the buildings
Another view from our room
View of Jerusalem from the Hebrew University
Kathy at Hebrew University
Another view from the Hebrew University
Another view from the Hebrew University
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Another view from the Hebrew University (Dome of the Rock)
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Our hotel (center) from Hebrew University
Burial chambers at the Hebrew University
Mount Scopus Forest
Hello Jackie
Our Group at Hebrew University
Ophel City of David
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City of David (3000 yars old)
Arab village of Silwan
Warren's Shaft
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Walking thru King Hezekiah's tunnel (701 BCE)
We each held candles in the tunnel
Some areas were tight
Some areas were roomy
Real cramped
The Holocaust Memorial
Janusz Korczak Memorial
Dedicated to the children
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Memorial for the children (all candles)
Listening to our tour guide
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Hall of Rememberance (of the 21 main camps)
Casket of ashes from cremation ovens
Friendly soldiers on Mount Hertzl
Jaffa Gate
Phasael's Tower
The Cardo
It was hot
Apartments in the Old City
Charlie in Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter.
The Broad Wall
A street within the Old City
Hurva Arch
Burnt House
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Destroyed by the Romans (70 AD)
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Mikvah (ritual bath)
Walking to the Kotel.
Lindsay's buds
Jackie's too
ElAqsa Mosque
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Western Wall (Dome of the Rock in background)
Put bombs here
Us overlooking Western Wall
Us again overlooking Western Wall
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Ophel Archaeological Park (base of the Temple Mount)
Our guide explaining the site
Thoroghfare
South facing wall of the Temple Mount
South side of the Temple Mount
Kathy and Lisa
Model of ancient Jerusalem
The houses
Second Temple
Lisa and Kathy at the model
Second Temple
The detail is unbelievable
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David (our guide) explaining ancient Jerusalem
Walking the walls of the Old City
Fixing it up
Notice the bullet holes on the building
View from the top of the wall
Looking thru a weapon 'keyhole'
Magnificent view
Our group continuing to walk the wall
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The Old and the New (notice the water heater)
That IS meat hanging there
Walking thru the market
Some wares
The Seventh Station
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Crusader bell tower
Depicting Christ's blessing after death
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Stone of Unction (anointing of Christ's body)
Inside of the church
Christ's Tomb
Outside market area
Jewish cemeteries at the Mount of Olives
Bedouin camp
Another Bedouin camp
The desert
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More desert (only a couple of miles outside Jerusalem)
Bedouin camel
Beth Shean
Lindsay takin' a break
Jackie soakin' up the water
It is really hot
Time to walk through Beth Shean
Best preserved RomanByzantine town in Israel
Tall columns from the ruined temples
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Roman bath (cool water)
Archaeological digs and restoration
Steam Bath
Stadium
Public potties
Overlooking the city
Marble columns at the Roman theater
Beth Alpha Synagogue Tile floor
Northern Israel
Part of sign warning of volcano
Guard post on ther Syrian border
UN guard coming down to talk to us
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Our group in Israel (me in Syria)
Israeli looking and listening post
They are bullet holes
Lin and Cpl. Raymond Lisak
Bug
Golan Heights sign
Outpost used during the SixDay War
Gun terret; you can see forever at this vantage point
Looking into Syria in the distance
Rabbi showing Lindsay the view
Now Jackie is dangerous
Does Lindsay have an attitude_
The barracks in the bunker
Was Jackie looking for someone_
Who let that guy in_
A long way home
Another use for skis
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Nimrod's Castle (Fortress)
Yes, that's Lindsay
Inside the castle
David explains the water cistern area
Push it back, Lin
Taking a potty break
Does Jackie have to go too_
Walking thru Dan Nature Reserve
Sunflower fields
A street in Safed
Narrowest street
Another street in Safed
Some of the many shops
Cellular phones for everyone.
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Mommy feeding the babies (in the crack)
Peekaboo
One of the old synagogues
An Ark
Joseph Caro Sephardic Synagogue
the Bima faces the Ark in ths synagogue
Ancient Torah
Jackie wanted a pet
Go baby, go!
Our bus driver
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Capernaun (near Sea of Galilee)
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Synagogue remains (4th century CE)
Notice the Menorah
An ancient olive press
Sea of Galilee
Hi
Driving up a mountain
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The kids look down (out of the back of the bus)
The Syrian hillside
Notice the road we are taking
Looking across the Sea of Galilee
What a view
Taking an ice cream break
Mine field
The oldest olive trees
Another 2000 year old olive tree
Fruit from the olive tree
The Lebanon border
Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea
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Descending to the Grotto.
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Down in the Grotto.
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Stone at Caesarea Nat. Park
Stadium at Caesarea
Setting up for a concert
Caesarea
Our bus
Treat!
Haifa
Baha'l Temple and gardens in Haifa
A panoramic view of the city of Haifa.
Look at the grass
Roman aqueduct at Caesarea
Taking a dip in the Mediterranean Sea
It was warm
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The kids (and Kathy) in the Mediterranean Sea
Back to the beach!
Even Kathy went in
Our feet got stuck.
Feels sooooo good!
Lindsay reading the Torah as part of our service
Roman dinner at the Cardo Culinaria
We get dressed for dinner.
Drink!
Eat!
Don't eat the bowl
Notice the flack jackets
He got me
Nice earrings!
The Royal Treatment for Debbie.
Some entertainment
Zion Gate
Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel
Some women peek over the divider.
Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount
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El-Aqsa Mosque (8th century)
El-Kas Fountain
The dome is covered with gold leaf
Israeli soldiers in the Temple Mount
Flames near the Western Wall
Memorial for Yitzhak Rabin in Tel Aviv
Just an interesting building
Lindsay's real food
Tel Aviv
Nice beaches
A Mineret froma Mosque.
Tel Aviv
Tshirt
Another Tshirt
US Embassy in Jerusalem
Phasael's Tower at the Citadel
We're exhausted!
Going south in the desert
Masada on top of the mountain
Taking a cablecar to the top
Near the top at Masada
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Roman base camp (Dead Sea in the distance)
It was extremely hot
Some original Ocra painting
A bath
Native birds
Always trying to find shade
An observartory from Masada
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One of 8 Roman base camps (70 AD 10,000 Romans)
1300 feet
Another vantage point
Towards the desert
Ramp the the Romans built to attack Masada
Below blue line; all original
Herod's swimming pool
Original tile floor
More tile flooring
Bathtub on the right
Most of Masada
Looking up from cable car
Part of the Dead Sea
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Ein Gedi gorge (waterfalls and greenery)
Shulamit Falls in the distance.
An Ibex passes by.
Dead Sea
Going into the Deas Sea
You really float with no effort
We had fun!
Slacking off
The water was over 100 degrees and very salty
If you had a small cut, you knew about it
Date palm
Desert car
Cute
Qumran site of the Dead Sea Scrolls discovery
More caves at Qumrum
Part of Qumran
Notice the rocks; these are graves
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Falafel (deepfried balls of mashed chickpeas)
Our own Sabbath service on top of H.U.C.
Shabbat Shalom!
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Holding the Torah (Old City in the background)
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Jackie too (look at the background)
King David Hotel
Tower of David
Near Jerusalem Holocaust Museum
In front of the Jerusalem Holocaust Museum
Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion
Looking towards Mishkenot Shaanamin settlement
Montefiore's Windmill
Dormition Abby of the Benedictine Monks on Mount Zion
Street sign
Having breakfast at the Sheraton
Kids
Leaving for the airport
Flying over a city in Egypt
Wow two potties
Another dig
The Great Pyramid of Cheops in Giza
Kathy and Lindsay at base of the pyramid
Opening into the pyramid
Jackie can touch the top
Lindsay too
Jackie and Charlie
Almost to the top
Oops, Kathy misses
Pyramid of Mykerinus
Three Mastaba tombs
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Pyramid of Chephren (right)
Archeological excavations
Egyptian Police
A Tourist Policeman
Riding camels in the desert
Ahhhhhhh
The Sphinx
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Sphinx (Pharaoh Chephren's image).
Pyramid of Cephren and the Sphinx
The Sphinx guards the tomb of Cephren
The body and paws of a lion
Two more Sphinx
Along the halls of the Valley Temple of Cephren
From a distance
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Half finished buildings (People live there)
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Ahmed Ibn Tulun (879 AD)
Mosque of Mohammed Ali
Beautiful mosque aka Alabaster Mosque
Prayer Niche inside the Mosque
Glod leaf
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The central chandelier (1)
In the courtyard
The Tomb of Mohammed
View of Cairo from the mosque
What a view!
At entrance to walkway to the Mosque
Downtown Cairo
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Some locals (carrying bread)
Some of the shopping.
Going shopping
Pyramids at night
Sphinx
Pyramid of Cephren
Luxor
Traveling to the Necropolis of Thebes
Local buildings
Village
In the area next to the Valley of the Kings
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He wanted 'baksheesh' (tip)
Small village that looted the tombs via tunnels
Some smaller tombs
Tomb decorations
Every picture tells a story
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Walking to the next tomb (Tomb of the Kings)
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Another tomb (possibly Amenophis III)
Other tombs
In the Valley of the Queen
Temple of Hatshepsut
Temple of Hatshepsut
Colonnades in front of a terrace
Painting outside on walls of covered terrace.
Depicting the creation of Pharoh Hatshepsut
Colossi of Memnon
Tourist Police
Local village with kids
More local villages
Entering the Temples in Karnak
Sphinx lined walkway
Entering the Great Temple of Amon
The great hypostyle hall
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First pylon (gateway)
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Temple of Karnak
Second pylon
Two statues of Ramses II
Largest single carved stone
Temple of Luxor
Temple of Luxor
Closeup view
Kathy and Ramses
Lindsay and Ramses
Flying back to Cairo
Cairo traffic
Relaxing at our pool
All wet!
Cairo Tower
Our cruise boat on the Nile
Modern Cairo on the Nile
Sunset over Cairo
Dinner on the Nile Cruise
One of the belly dancers
Whirling Dervish
More entertainment
Going outside
It's a bit breezy up here.
The sights
View from the bow of the boat
Waiting to leave Cairo
Down for the count
Me too
I think she had enough
In Ben Gurion Airport
Time to go home
