Israel 2013

Israel is a small country, but big in history and religious sites. We rented a car for a few days and drove to the Golan Heights, first. We saw the Agamon Hula Bird Sanctuary, Banias Nature Reserve, Nimrod Fortress and finished with a horseback ride around Mt. Bental. Then we drove via Bet She'an to the Dead Sea. We participated in an archaeological digging program at Tel Maresha, visited Masada, Ein Gedi and the erosion crater of Makthesh Ramon in the Negev. Finally, we arrived in Jerusalem. Even non-religious people can easily get overwhelmed with so many religious sites on one spot: Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Mt. of Olives, the Western Wall and the Temple Mount with the Dome of Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Israel Museum shows the history of the Jewish people. We also recommend to take the Biblical City of David Tour and the Western Wall Tunnels Tour.

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Merom Golan
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View from Mt. Bental on Merom Golan
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Vacation cabin
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Preparation for the ride
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Horse-back riding around Mt. Bental
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Jewish-American couple
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Portrait on horse at Mt. Bental
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Portrait on horse at Mt. Bental
Mount Bental
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Coffee Annan
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Syrian trench
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View from Mt. Bental to the Syrian border
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Syrian trench
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Signposts
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Art made from waste metal
Hula Nature Reserve
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Bicycling around Lake Agamon Hula
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Beaver crossing the road
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Beaver
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Bird
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Wild boar
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Stork
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Lateral move irrigation system
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Panoramic view on Lake Agamon Hula
Banias Nature Reserve
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Cave and remains of a temple built by Herod the Great
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Remains of a temple built by Herod the Great
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Banias waterfall
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Suspended trail
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Portrait behind a cactus
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Cactus
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Flowers
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Trail
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Banias fall overlook and Nimrod Fortress
Nimrod Fortress
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West side of Nimrod Fortress
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Entrance gate
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Entrance gate
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View to the east end of the fortress
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Flooded room
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Northern wall and tower
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Panoramic view on the upper Galilee
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Ein Kinya
Beit She'an National Park
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Panoramic view on the Roman-period ruins of Beit She'an
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Bath house
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Floor mosaic
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Road at the end of the Cardo Maximus
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Road at the end of the Cardo Maximus
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Amphitheater
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Public toilet house near the amphitheater
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Public toilets near the amphitheater
Neve Zohar
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Residential houses
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Drori's Zimmer
Mineral Beach at the Dead Sea
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Approach to the beach
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Beach
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Floating on top of the salt water
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Portrait while floating
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Portrait while floating
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Beach
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Portrait while covered with mud
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Portrait while covered with mud
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Portrait while covered with mud
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Portrait while covered with mud standing in water
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Shower
Archaeological Seminars at Tel Maresha
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Excavation sites
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Entrance to an excavation site
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Underground excavation site
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Instructor
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Excavation pit
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Excavated pot sherds and bone
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Sieving
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Entrance to excavated caves and tunnels
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Underground man-made cave
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Underground olive oil processing workshop
Masada
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Panoramic view on Masada
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Base station
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Gondola to the top
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Storage rooms
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Path to the ruins of Herod's Palace
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Ruins of Herod's Palace
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Panoramic view on the Dead Sea valley
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View on the Roman earth ramp
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Panoramic view on the western valley
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View on the Roman earth ramp
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Panoramic view on the southern Masada plateau
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Floor mosaic
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Floor mosaic
Ein Gedi Nature Reserve
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Waterfall
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David's Waterfall
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Portrait at David's Waterfall
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Portrait at David's Waterfall
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Crayfish
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Pool
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Wadi David near David's Waterfall
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Wadi David
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Wadi David with view on the Dead Sea
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Wadi David
Makhtesh Ramon
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Inside the erosion crater
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Inside the creater with view on Mitzpe Ramon
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At the crater's rim
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Panoramic view into the crater
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Mountain goats
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Turtles
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Lizard and turtle
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Lizard
 
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