Jumping To The Here And Now in The Holy City ; TZFAT

Here is Isa where we are staying with her new turtle friend, who is eating a grape, from the vine in front of my door, what delicious grapes!

and one of her blanky pictures as well...



I thought I would jump to where I am right now, since many of you have mentioned that you are catching up with my trip, so we are in the Holy city of Tzat or Sefat, and you definately can feel it here, not to mention a tremendos view, which I wil show you later. 

We arrived on friday , and had great Tzfat hospitality from the momment that we arrived.

Friday night before sundown, begins Shabbat, and the stores start to close, and everyone is getting ready for this rest day, and prayer day. We were invited for the friday night Shabbat meal, and the saturday noon meal, where all preperations for food are done before hand, and cooking is not allowed, not to mention other things as well.

The Dead Sea Continuing My Israeli Trip

Isabella and I went down to the Dead Sea to rest up from our busy group tour schedule, but first we went with the group to the famous Masada, which was built high up in the middle of the desert by that famous King Herod. The Dead Sea is the lowest point of sea level in the world. It is so full of salt that fish cannot live there, but its minerals have done wondes to many. This is me with my black mud treatment, that you pull right out of the sand/sea. After you let it dry a little, you go into the waters, and you float, carefully trying not to let any waters splash into your eyes. not for young girls, the salt and minerals are too strong, Isabella just watched everyone and laughed! and yes it was HOT!!!!

We are at The Masada, with The Dead Sea as a back drop

We went up on a cable car, although many climb up, starting at dawn.

MORE OLD CITY IN JERUSALEM Jewish Quarter

Here is one of the entrences to the Jewish Quarter, and i took afew pictures outside before i walked in,                                         

 Take a look at the Israeli solders, who i believe were touring at this momment, very often you will see this, as a custom, to learn about their country

Entering Jerusalem, Israel Trip

Here again is the view of The Old City in Jerusalem, consisting of The Jewish Quarter, The Christian Quarter, The Moslem Quarter, and The Aranian Quarter. When we drove back to Jerusalem there is a park with this view, and our group assembled there to welcome in this Great City.

We later went to the old city



,,,,,,Here is our group picture, and if you look closely at the wall at the entrence to the Jewish Quarter it is full of bullet holes

Artifacts from the First and Second Holy Temple in Jerusalem

Website To Check out

http://www.templemount.org/

Continuing Israel trip, 2 weeks ago, SIFTING THROUGH THE BULLDOZED TEMPLE MOUNT OF CENTURIES OLD STUFF AT ARCHIOLOGICAL SITE

We traveled around Israel , and then we went back to Jerusalem. With our tour group, which we were with for a week, we helped sift stuff that was bulldozed and dumped in the garbage, and then salvaged, and here are Isabella and I helping sift through buckets of stuff, to find, glass, pottery, metel, etc... that are then examined, and determined from what period they have come from

Below is a picture of the old city in Jerusalem, and the dome is the Temple mount from

the time of the first and second Temples, from the Old Testament

Here is the site where we worked at

FAVORITE FOTO FRIDAY #49 Friends

I am interrupting my Israel Trip, to participate in the on going FFF Favorte Foto Friday sponsered by Sarah and group, which is #49 Theme Friends.

I just love this picture of Isa at school with her school friend Qanil  They are also such a perfect contrast. and 

This picture is of Claire, Anita's daughter, and Isabella, in Guatemala, where we all met. This is also such a sweet picture with lots of memories, and this august when we come back from Israel, we will; go to the states before we go home to Mexico, and Anita and Claire will meet us there, where we will reunite once again, Friends forever! Please check out the rest of my BLOG

 

Tiberias Sea of Galilee

We took a boat ride on the Lake, not really a sea but looks like one, Here we are! Sea Of Galilee

Dancing away!