Friday, December 31, 2010

Best Of The Bruner Family Journey, Vol. 2

Our time in Israel has come to a close after four and a half months.  We're in Cairo now, before heading off to Istanbul in a few days.  We'll be adding at least one more post about our stay in Israel, and we'll be posting soon about our adventures in Egypt.  In this post, we thought it would be nice to share a "best of" version of the pictures from our extensive Israel catalog that have not (until now) made it onto the blog.  Enjoy - and Happy New Year!

JERUSALEM


View from Tower of David Museum
View from Tower of David Museum
Looking down at the Western Wall plaza, w/ Dome of the Rock (left) & Al Aqsa Mosque (right) in the background
At the Dome of the Rock
Quiet street in the Old City
At the Dome of the Rock
Playing backgammon in the Mahane Yehuda market
Exploring the sights just outside the Old City walls, at Mount Zion
Franciscan Church & Monastery of the Dormition, Mt. Zion
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
It's 6:00 am - why am I awake?
Ecco Homo Convent of the Sisters of Zion
In the Muslim Quarter
At the Dome of the Rock
Historic building in East Jerusalem
Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum
Playing at the Israel Museum
Exterior of Rockefeller Museum, East Jerusalem
Interior of Rockefeller Museum, East Jerusalem
Jeremy with Jaffa Gate & Old City walls in the background

TEL AVIV-JAFFA

Tel Aviv skyline, from promenade near Old Jaffa
Tel Aviv skyline, from inside the Mediterranean
Bauhaus architecture in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv Opera
American Colony
Pretty corner building in Tel Aviv
Hassan Bek Mosque & Inter Continental Hotel
Jaffa clocktower
St. Peter's, Old Jaffa
Lighthouse, Old Jaffa
Ottoman architecture in Jaffa
Urban charm in Tel Aviv


HAIFA


Sculpture garden, with view of downtown
Baha'i Gardens
German Colony


AKKO

Charming Old Akko
Alleyway in Old Akko
Al Jazzar Mosque
Akko Citadel
Jeremy at the Akko Citadel


CAESAREA

One of the many fine mosaics at Caesarea
Sarcophagus
What a lovely bird feeder!
Looks like a Crusader ruin to me
Sarcophagus with 19th century Ottoman minaret
We're thinking of something like this for our kitchen
The beach, with "Beach Bar" in the background

BEST OF THE REST

Old synagogue in Tzfat
Boat in Appollonia
Historic building in Zichron Ya'akov
Hat fashion in B'nei Brak
Bell Caves in Beit Guvrin
Bell Caves in Beit Guvrin
Challahs for sale in Petach Tiqva
Ruins at Beit She'an
Fisherman on a hazy morning, Sea of Galilee
Tel Dan Nature Reserve in the Golan
Nimrod Fortress in the Golan
Soreq cave
Mosaic at Tzippori
Armored Corps Museum, Latrun
Armored Corps Museum, Latrun
Talia in Yodfat
Playing on the ruins at Beit She'arim
Jeremy outside a cave tomb at Beit She'arim
Jeremy inside a cave tomb at Beit She'arim
Talia at Montfort Castle
Olive tree near Montfort
Jeremy at Me'arat Keshet
Yehiam Castle
Mosaic at the Inn of the Good Samaritan
Sunrise at the Dead Sea
Sunrise at the Dead Sea #2
Sunrise at the Dead Sea #3
Enjoying a waterfall at Ein Gedi
Jeremy posing at Ein Gedi
Jeremy hiking at Ein Gedi
The Dead Sea
On the road to Eilat
Desert Landscape at Timna
Jeremy at Timna
Jeremy at Timna
Talia helps out the Timna archeologist
Byzantine church at Shivta
Sunrise over the Maktesh Ramon
Sunrise over the Maktesh Ramon
Desert scenery at Sde Boker
Ibexes in the Negev
Sunset in Herzliya

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