Monday, December 10, 2007

Kingvale Snow And Tubing

Jerusalem I - Al Quds - Jerusalem

Jerusalem Peace / Shalom / Salam would be nice. And basically, it almost looks for a peaceful coexistence of different cultures. Jews and Orthodox Christians in ihrere full costume walking through the streets of the old city, where Muslims sell their stuff. people from different countries, every continent is represented. All share Jerusalem as the most important religious sites. Significant Churches, mosques and synagogues everywhere.

Waehren because the heavily armed soldiers and bodyguards ("These men with the small microphone are bodyguards for Israelis"), checkpoints and clear boundaries between Palestinians and Israelis which are expected to provide security. Just now in the Palestinian part of Jerusalem with Arabic flair and even in the Israeli part where you think you waer in Europe, could be the pedestrian area of Stuttgart.

Jerusalem is a very interesting and moving city that probably no one forgets who she views.


Damascus Gate of the Old Town


life in the old town


Mmmh yummy spices


Church ...


"Holy Sepulchre" Auferstehungsort Jesus, in the background,
front "IDF Israeli Defense Forces"


view of the Rock and Wailing Wall


Sorry in the rain, view of Old Town, Al Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock from Mount of Olives


Dome of the Rock
Posted by Mary

Fantasy Wife Topless Beach

Palaestina - Falestin - Palestine

goods for one week in Palestine. This "holiday" is a bit difficult to describe. He was undoubtedly a very good and intense experience. And we had quite a lot of fun. But the situation of the Palestine conflict is the residence again a different note, has less to do with fun.


border experiences

It starts on Friday on our last trip for the time being in the region. Since 1994, Jordan with Israel concluded a peace treaty and thus the border crossing at the King Hussein Bridge possible. We thus arrive approximately around 10 clock there. What are auffält first the better arms in the border police officers Israel have ....

We need two Sichercheitschecks (controlled including one in which one traces of explosives) and then we can do for a visa . We know we have to assume we might very many questions because we both have some stamps in the passport from Syria and Lebanon. The young-maybe 20-year-old border policeman sees the punches and it goes off. What were you doing in Syria? What did you do in Lebanon? Why? Why? Have you had contact to Arabs? Do you know anyone in Israel? Do you speak Arabic? etc.

Add to that the issues we want to do in Israel and visit the places we want. We make a mistake, we talk to Ramallah, the young woman engages in almost ... "Ramaaalllahhhh" and we are so "Yes, maybe not nee ... now takes even longer ... ..

Everything takes a long time, we have to name them by our parents, leaving grandparents and so on. After all the interviews we are allowed to take first place. Wait. It takes about 2 hours in between again someone comes by with more questions.

Then back to the switch and the critical part. We want to avoid the Israeli stamp and we know that the Israelis are as nice a piece of paper instead of the passport stamp. She asks us whether we want to have a stamp and we say, of course: no. In effect, the skin nice young lady won us a stamp inside .... Well shit went.

Israel_ Welcome to Palestine.

Saturday, December 8, 2007

Premium Bonds Have Iwon

Dead Sea-Dead Sea

Salty! But fantastic! Just let drift on the water, rub themselves with a healthy Dead Sea mud, enjoy the good weather, have a coffee and hookah smoke ...










posted by Louise