For the days that we were in Jerusalem, we walked around the city. We parked our rental car several streets away so we would not have to pay for parking. On the evening before we left for the Dead Sea, we moved our car to the spaces in front of the apartment building because we…
A Day at the Museum – February 10
Another beautiful, sunny, warm day in Jerusalem – and it’s winter! The wonderful pastries we bought last night from a vendor in the Jewish Quarter turned out to be NOT sweet. The round one that looked like a cinnamon roll was actually a pizza roll and the one that we thought was berry filled was…
Daniel, the Levite – February 10
My husband, daughter and I all had ‘appointed times’ at the Western Wall our last night there. My husband met a man from Philadelphia who thought he was Jewish and began asking him questions. My husband explained that he was not Jewish but considered himself Messianic and ‘grafted into the Olive Tree of Israel.’ He…
The Dead Sea and Salt Pillars – February 9
When we travel, we like to rent apartments through airbnb. We do this because in many ways it’s less expensive than hotels, but we also enjoy being ‘in the culture’ and meeting people. This time we decided to rent a car rather than be completely dependent on public transportation and taxis. From our arrival in…