July 19-20
Vacation! Finally! This summer, beat the heat and go to Iceland where they had the coldest May in 100 years, and it seems to have rained every day since. We are ready!
Let the adventure begin!
Author: Corinne
Sunny Jaffa
June 24, 2018
Before we said farewell to Israel we had a day in Jaffa and Tel Aviv. You know the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem? It sits at the end of the Jaffa Road that led pilgrims and merchants to Jerusalem from this ancient port city. We were fortunate to spend the day with good friends, one of whom is an eminent authority on the history of the city. First stop – the beach, followed by lunch! Continue reading “Sunny Jaffa”
Dead Sea
Eerie, calm, beautiful, misty, salty, hot… the Dead Sea. All my life I have heard about the Dead Sea – how it is the lowest place on land at about 400 metres below sea level, how it is so salty that you can’t sink. Continue reading “Dead Sea”
Masada on the Dead Sea, Israel
June 23, 2018
About 100 km from Jerusalem, perched on cliffs 1300 feet above the Dead Sea sit the ruins of the ancient fortress of Masada. Built by King Herod ca. 30 BCE, it was excavated in the 1960s and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. Continue reading “Masada on the Dead Sea, Israel”
Jerusalem
June 17, 2018
Vancouver-Toronto-Tel Aviv, taxi to Jerusalem where we are staying for the next week for the InterPARES Trust International Symposium and 10th European Team Research Workshop. First order of business – find a place for lunch and orient ourselves. The Mamilla was the logical place to start. Continue reading “Jerusalem”
