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Tuesday, August 10

After an extensive interrogation and checking in, we have a cup of coffee to do with Grandpa and Bep. Then the plane, it was a big one. Prompt began the journey with half hour delay because of suitcases were loaded without the passengers are present. This El-Al, of course, may not at all. It was a messy flight, not by turbulence but by the chaos on board. All Israelis are at least once walked through the plane. Even when they were invited to sit were they stand. After a good flight, we go to the airport Ben Gurion and landed at our hotel. It did not misinterpret and it was not. There was even time (01:00) a meal for us. After the shirts are here hung out and went to bed, it was now 02.00 hours (Especially holidays).


Wednesday, August 11

7.15 wake-up call, we went away at 8.45, so had plenty of time for thirty minutes a full breakfast and brushing teeth. Day 1 and 2 of the trip were reversed because of a tiring day and yesterday it had become very late.
We have been on the Mount of Olives, just the best we could point is not to stop because it was too busy.
Our guide said Batya we have another one would come back again .. Planned to go to Bethlehem where we have the Nativity Church visited. Very special, one part Christian, part of an orthodox part Armenian. Next to the Nativity Church is a Franciscan monastery we visited. We have after these visits had lunch with salads,
bread and falafel with a beer for 45 shekels each. The next stop Yad Vashem, a museum memories of the Holocaust 1940-1945. The different monuments and museums were very impressive. Especially the hall you ran through the names, birth places and dates of children killed in the war
24 hours a day were being announced moved many to tears. Finally we have the Knesset building and the large
Menorah seen and then we went back to our hotel, where most went to the pool. We took the bus (4.5 shekels per person) back to the old town, we wanted to buy tickets for the walk the city walls, which we had seen in the Planet. Unfortunately, the office already closed, so we're walking, you'll return. Halfway we did a little restaurant for a thirst-quenching beer. After returning to the hotel was anything rest and then we went to eat half past seven. After dinner we Cor and had a drink with Suzanne and Rene and Angela. Actually we already have the feeling that in this way organized trips do not quite our style anymore, but we'll see further. The care is in any case well, and there are quite nice people in the group.


Thursday, August 12

6.45 wake-up call, it gets something. Most people find the all have a bit too early, but some are also fellow travelers who prefer a pool than things visits and photos, which some grumbling. After a tour around districts have gone through the Old Town. Only after a rigorous an inspection visit to the Wailing Wall, the days of Bar Mitzvah is. So it is very busy. There is a separate piece for men and women in both places is everyone in his Sunday clothes for this special day. Bar Mitzvah is the day when young people first in the Torah should read, so they are considered mature enough to fully participate in the prayers in the synagogue. Then we were on the Temple Mount, after another severe control. The mosque, but also the Dome are really fantastic. If following a walk through the old town where we also Via Dolorosa and visited the Holy Sepulchre. We still but once we come back with two, the time course way too short if you have a group in Jerusalem one day to view. During the walk we are also in the monastery / Cistern St Antonia been and we visited the tomb of King David. Also there was Piet again a yarmulke, as though the Wailing Wall. Then we went back with the group back to the hotel. Because it was still early we went back to the old town Tickets for the walk back to the city walls now. Once there that you can only buy tickets immediate effect, so we can again nothing. It takes some force to get those tickets. Fortunately they Open Saturday, contrary to what we had read earlier, So we went back slowly back to the hotel. Along the way we went about the Arab market in the Damascus Gate walked, nice and hectic with many people. During the walk we encountered a pay phone and Saskia we have just called to say that all was well.


Friday, August 13

06.15 wake up call, it's like a holiday with Djoser (It is perhaps even more so what). After breakfast we drove to Masada and the Dead Sea, so bathing suit. Before we well and truly out of the bus had started the party again: "I'm afraid of heights" and "how long we stay above is far too hot ". We try not to disturb our own plan and draw. We took the gondola up, move, all people who walked up mad. It is also warm, but I would also like to run, at least to down, but there was no time for. Batya on the site explains a lot, Piet wandered as usual again. He can not wait afford to listen. I must say that I always more effort to find a guide to walk. I too increasingly tend to Planet in hand with the things themselves explore. It is unfortunate that we had no free time to two of us some special things more closely. We went back to the cable car down to where coffee drinking. If we had known afterwards as the coffee break be long we were here on your own top unchanged. After Masada, we visited the place where the Dead Sea Scrolls are then went and found the ride after lunch (sandwich kebab) to the Dead Sea itself. First thing in the shower to get wet and then terribly salty water. Wherever you are a scratch or small wound had felt you Dead Sea. Fortunately there was Vaseline on the places where you Sat knew that a wound, so you can at least do not burden of it, but a man much more than your sore spots itself would suggest. It was fantastic, a very strange sensation, you could not even below, if you wanted. We have 21 pictures with a disposable underwater camera (Word coined specifically for Scrabble). 'm Very curious zijn.De how others had not thought of, but it appears again that we are real tractors globe. Over 30 minutes if we were not, your skin will look obviously devastated of. There is not only salt but also many minerals In not so good for you. Nice weather in the shower to the mess of your body to flush. Back to the hotel, enjoy a beer, because the inside to finally rinsed be. Nice fussing for dinner and the day again.


Saturday, August 14

Sabbath and that shows too. On our first day we walk together by the Orthodox neighborhood where only a few people walking on their way to the synagogue. We have all the time We walked only a taxi seen (And that was probably not a jew). We were warned that we are no pictures of Jewish Sabbath could make and we were very suspicious look at the Nikon at Pierre his belly. However, the bad one or two pictures, Although from his belly, but still. 'm Curious how those have become. Once we arrived at the Damascus Gate to change the mood perfectly, the Arab part has no Sabbath, which is also brands. Very crowded, very cozy complete with market. Eventually we buy the tickets for the walk on walls and we get to walk. Very fun to do, very many stairs with uneven steps, but also very nice summaries the old and new town. Which is very convenient that we have a largely seen from the "ground" and thus very many landmarks have. Then we go back to the Temple Square, but it is closed. Also at the Wailing Wall were Today of course no pictures and that, Piet not done, because of the many people with a security role. It would be a shame if the camera or at least the roll of film to be returned. So we have (very annoying all) by the narrow streets of Old Town and walked somewhere coffee drunk. Given the livestock on any of the other tables is the "restaurant" did Piet do not like to eat. Then we stood before a closed door, this time at the church where the burial place of Mary. We did all beautiful pictures of the Church of All Nations and the Russian domed made. The latter was of course in the scaffolding, it seems not our happiest days, but we see nevertheless a lot of beautiful things. Through the Kidron Valley, we went upstairs again, back to the Temple Mount. During the walk we saw in the Kidron Valley three beautiful tombs. They are Abselon, Zechariah and Haggai. These things other people have not seen the group, as much as you can not see if you prefer the pool than exploring a city. Luckily, anyone and we do it yourself want, so you do not hear me complain about, it's just a observation. The Temple Mount was reopened and we relax a bit and photographed looked around at the crowds on the mountain. We have plenty of time so without the group and fill that time itself. Then we ate a sandwich and half visited the Holy Sepulchre. Now we have time to be in line to join the tomb of Jesus. Impressive all the pilgrims, but also imposing the "gatekeeper" for the grave that well-run visitor flow. The weather had been beautiful, so back to the hotel for a beer, was on course everything is closed. DAAGIE DELICIOUS!


Sunday, August 15

Today we visited two of the Israel Museum in including the Dead Sea Scrolls. There were still many other beautiful things to see. We have just three and half hours spent, so that also says something. After that we searched Huvra Square, but we did not found. But then again so went to the Wailing Wall Piet pictures of the inside could make, of course yarmulke on. When we were finished we took the bus to warm weather The hotel is gone, I had better be able to buy a strip card. After dinner we went to walk at night shots. Also in the dark is a very beautiful city and also comes us about the str .. forward to again and again after dinner same rut in the bar. Of course we do not problem with a visit to the bar, but in such a beautiful city is more to see than just the inside of the hotel. Also outside are probably nice bars and cafes. At some but when we went back to the hotel, one experienced Piet his feet and I had to really go to the bathroom and terraces were further away than the hotel.


Monday, August 16

We are together with the group went out to a cave which was very nice and caves in the third century people who lived their faith were not allowed to exercise. There you could see how at that time she lived in exile in the mountains and made their own living. Then the trip to Jaffa, we were of course much too short, we have a fifteen minutes and then we had already walked again. In the evening we again after dinner and walked through Jerusalem We have a few drinks at the Israeli Leidseplein. On a point were a house on the square of the balcony doors opened, there was a portable sound system from the house. A man began to sing lustily. AWESOME!



Tuesday, August 17

En route to our second hotel of this trip we stopped at the excavation of Ben Guvrin. We have been half an hour, there could be three to be. The excavation was really fabulous. Then we took a boat to the other side of Lake Galilee gone. After we move a lot of dead Piet Fish were spotted at lunch we decided that a pizza (Instead of one Piet Fish) was not to be sneezed at. Piet I have finally caught up with the consumption of alcohol, now the only thing to drink more, if that ever will succeed. After lunch, we visit the house of Piet himself. Since came the problem of (un) dress appropriately forward. Batya had said nothing, we do not think we have a sacred place would visits and then walked to the problem of a short pants. I have my shorts but far lower that it looked like he fell on his knees and then I got anyway inside. Then we have the Church of the Multiplication visited before we went to our kibbutz hotel. That hotel it is completely different, it's like a family hotel, but very large. Just after the "tiring" trip in the pool floated and then take the usual drink.


Wednesday, August 18

From the kibbutz we've been to Safed, a town with very lots of nice little streets. A lot of artists live there and they have a beautiful synagogue. Then we went to Nimrod been a Crusader castle, which very beautiful. A little corny, we walk, but soon we listened seriously. Outside saw Piet a few rock ties, very cute animals, so unfortunately they were gone because the rest of the group they did not see and was very quiet. From Nimrod we went to Tel Dan, a landscaped park with many trees and fountains. First I ate fries and a Then the "mandatory" walk. Actually it was the best nice, but very built. Walking along neighborhoods Cornelis and Suzanne. When we came back was the air conditioner off the bus and we noticed that we still have warm weather in a country were, it was crawling with cockroaches, which were otherwise so "road" then entered into the air again. When we came back we went to the swimming pool gone. When Piet went swimming through his knee. In order to get what of terror but equally, we went to our favorite spot (The bar is).


Thursday, August 19

Piet's birthday but because of the pain in his knee is not as very excited to celebrate. Actually, today we go to The Good Fence, a place where Israelis medical services to people from the area, also Palestinian and Lebanese civilians. Unfortunately we could only take a taxi to ensure that taxis also had to wait, really free was not there. We have only that plan apart. For the first afternoon we walked a bit to the kibbutz (Inside the fence) and we have Cemetery and viewed the museum. Over lunch, Piet bales firmly seated with his knee, he was therefore unable to eat. After lunch we had hung around the pool, So basically a lazy day. In the evening we ate delicious and of course a few hours spent in the bar, it's like vacation.



Friday, August 20

We leave (unfortunately) the kibbutz and go towards our last (beach) hotel. Way we have a number interesting places. First Nazareth Church of the Resurrection have visited. Herein from all over World panels devoted to the theme of Mary and Child. You sees as the different styles by country, eg the United States was a very modern, aluminum panel, while from an Eastern bloc country a very different panel, in accordance with the old painting was present. Then we went to Acre, where we again an old crusader castle visited. Along the way I took a glass of fresh pomegranate juice, nice, but also bitter. The crusader castle is now also used for plays. It makes perfect sense to a monument use, you know for sure that it is not broken or neglected. What a pity that in this castle so striking at those fluorescent lights and air conditioning is. Besides Action is still being excavated, but very Carefully i.v.m. the collapse in some places. On to the next stop: Haifa. We have only from the Bahia Temple Mount Caramel to look, so only a brief stopover. Quickly by a visit to Ceserea the amphitheater. The new was ready and we could see. Piet has an old and certainly found some nice pictures made. Back in the aircobus and then on its way to us hotel in Netanya. We heard we had a different hotel than we had booked, so exciting. Given our experience with transfer will not be as bad. It starts nice, the hall is very beautiful. The room seems a 2 bedroom apartment to be. PERFECT, it's just a further Hotel with breakfast and cleaning the rooms. Yet it was not good for everyone, Rene and Angela had a super luxury apartment with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Yet he was about what is housed completely because even a very large family in cockroaches. Rene went up during dinner and then he returned, and his discovery of housemates had made he was completely upset. We are six of us up gone, there was another flat and we have arranged helped move, which all have been right to make clothes ensure that no uninvited guests would take move. We were then two of us walked to the phone booth to home to tell us in another hotel down the case they need us. In the hotel we met to see each other in the piano bar for a drink. The piano bar was found to be a very dark nightclub. Rene was still a bit pathetic to watch, but came gradually in the evening does. When the noise was really crazy are we all but gone.


Saturday, August 21

In the morning the party started: some people had slept badly weigh the music in the discotheque and equal virtue throughout the hotel no more. Unleashing plaster and dirt in the corner of the lift meant that the hotel was completely worn out and no there was decent service. Some of the group members were very strong in the whipping of the riot. They probably never been beyond Zeeland (NL) and tried to find a look in Eastern countries such as India. We're good for two after breakfast to our progress hotel walked to where to go to the pool, the hotel where we were was not a pool. When we arrived showed that we could not without paying, and that was not intended. We have searched and Ankie Ton (Representatives of Isropa) to explain that Piet with his knee could not swim in the sea. From a terrace on the beach, they arranged for us to free the pool could use. In the afternoon we had something to eat on the square and so we walked to the pool. In the evening we went with a team (Full) Kapulsky sagging in the square.


Sunday, August 22

Our first full zwembaddag. It's actually quite a time good. Back in time to bid the most to take only Cornelis and Suzanne stayed a little longer. In the evening we had a drink to celebrate the meantime famous square.


Monday, August 23

We do have a zwembaddag, so really much to report.


Tuesday, August 24

For a change throughout the day ... the evening we have some Cornelis drunk and Suzanne. At night the tank ruptured, it can happen. Everything was fine solved.


Wednesday, August 25

A day at the beach with Cornelius and Suzanne. The water and the waves were good, of course, there would be no sand only lie. Meanwhile we had arranged a room swap. We got the super luxury suite of Cornelius and Susan as they return to home. After we had a farewell performance may Experiencing a pop band in the square.


Thursday, August 26

Again an active day. We took the train to Tel Aviv gone. From the train station is by bus to the center. We have the house of Ben Gurion what is rapidly becoming a museum visited and became good just walking around. Lunch consisted of a sandwich with chicken and fresh that what we had bought a supermarket. There is nothing wrong with going past the boulevard from the hand to eat, it is not necessarily a luxury to have lunch. In the afternoon we have the Rabin Square and memorial monument seen and we are by foot quietly walked back to the train station. Along the way we still a huge mall walking. The train back to Netanya, where we in our own mall (too large) are did some shopping before we went back to the hotel. In the evening there were Israeli singers in the square where the locals plenty of dancing.


Friday, August 27 / Saturday, August 28

Pool and not much else but eat and evening for a drink the square.


Sunday, August 29

Today we leave for home. After a week we run overdub anyway bought a silver ball as a souvenir. We were in a taxi from the hotel to the airport to where we have themselves checked.