25 Wednesday Sep 2019
Posted in Travel
Lobby in the King David hotel. Credit: Daily Telegraph
Judy and I like history well enough, but we also like to sneak off the tour and have fun.
21 Saturday Sep 2019
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Women praying in the Rabbinical Tunnels
After our visit to the Christian Quarter, we spent a day in the Jewish Quarter. The sacred spot is the Western Wall (or Wailing Wall), built by King Herod in 20 BC, the only extant part of the Second Temple.
19 Thursday Sep 2019
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Site of the crucifixion, now within Holy Sepulcher church.
This entry in the Expat Almanac features a slightly different cast of characters: I am traveling in Israel with one of my college roommates, Judy Jewell, and 37 motley folks. We are on a tour in a bright purple bus that we can see from anywhere. We are in Israel, and on our way to Jordan.
