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!
HAIFA
AKKO
CAESAREA
JERUSALEM
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| View from Tower of David Museum |
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| View from Tower of David Museum |
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| Looking down at the Western Wall plaza, w/ Dome of the Rock (left) & Al Aqsa Mosque (right) in the background |
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| At the Dome of the Rock |
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| Quiet street in the Old City |
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| At the Dome of the Rock |
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| Playing backgammon in the Mahane Yehuda market |
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| Exploring the sights just outside the Old City walls, at Mount Zion |
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| Franciscan Church & Monastery of the Dormition, Mt. Zion |
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| Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
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| It's 6:00 am - why am I awake? |
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| Ecco Homo Convent of the Sisters of Zion |
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| In the Muslim Quarter |
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| At the Dome of the Rock |
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| Historic building in East Jerusalem |
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| Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum |
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| Playing at the Israel Museum |
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| Exterior of Rockefeller Museum, East Jerusalem |
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| Interior of Rockefeller Museum, East Jerusalem |
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| Jeremy with Jaffa Gate & Old City walls in the background |
TEL AVIV-JAFFA
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| Tel Aviv skyline, from promenade near Old Jaffa |
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| Tel Aviv skyline, from inside the Mediterranean |
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| Bauhaus architecture in Tel Aviv |
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| Tel Aviv Opera |
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| American Colony |
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| Pretty corner building in Tel Aviv |
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| Hassan Bek Mosque & Inter Continental Hotel |
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| Jaffa clocktower |
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| St. Peter's, Old Jaffa |
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| Lighthouse, Old Jaffa |
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| Ottoman architecture in Jaffa |
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| Urban charm in Tel Aviv |
HAIFA
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| Sculpture garden, with view of downtown |
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| Baha'i Gardens |
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| German Colony |
AKKO
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| Charming Old Akko |
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| Alleyway in Old Akko |
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| Al Jazzar Mosque |
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| Akko Citadel |
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| Jeremy at the Akko Citadel |
CAESAREA
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| One of the many fine mosaics at Caesarea |
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| Sarcophagus |
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| What a lovely bird feeder! |
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| Looks like a Crusader ruin to me |
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| Sarcophagus with 19th century Ottoman minaret |
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| We're thinking of something like this for our kitchen |
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| The beach, with "Beach Bar" in the background |
BEST OF THE REST
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| Old synagogue in Tzfat |
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| Boat in Appollonia |
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| Historic building in Zichron Ya'akov |
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| Hat fashion in B'nei Brak |
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| Bell Caves in Beit Guvrin |
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| Bell Caves in Beit Guvrin |
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| Challahs for sale in Petach Tiqva |
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| Ruins at Beit She'an |
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| Fisherman on a hazy morning, Sea of Galilee |
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| Tel Dan Nature Reserve in the Golan |
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| Nimrod Fortress in the Golan |
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| Soreq cave |
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| Mosaic at Tzippori |
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| Armored Corps Museum, Latrun |
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| Armored Corps Museum, Latrun |
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| Talia in Yodfat |
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| Playing on the ruins at Beit She'arim |
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| Jeremy outside a cave tomb at Beit She'arim |
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| Jeremy inside a cave tomb at Beit She'arim |
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| Talia at Montfort Castle |
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| Olive tree near Montfort |
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| Jeremy at Me'arat Keshet |
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| Yehiam Castle |
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| Mosaic at the Inn of the Good Samaritan |
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| Sunrise at the Dead Sea |
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| Sunrise at the Dead Sea #2 |
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| Sunrise at the Dead Sea #3 |
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| Enjoying a waterfall at Ein Gedi |
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| Jeremy posing at Ein Gedi |
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| Jeremy hiking at Ein Gedi |
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| The Dead Sea |
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| On the road to Eilat |
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| Desert Landscape at Timna |
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| Jeremy at Timna |
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| Jeremy at Timna |
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| Talia helps out the Timna archeologist |
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| Byzantine church at Shivta |
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| Sunrise over the Maktesh Ramon |
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| Sunrise over the Maktesh Ramon |
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| Desert scenery at Sde Boker |
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| Ibexes in the Negev |
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| Sunset in Herzliya |
