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i'm still jetlagged as hell and its 4am and i have to be up in 2 hours so instead of tossing and
turning i thought i would upload all my pictures and talk about them. I wonder how many days before i can sleep normally again. sigh.
Monday, May 30th;
Immediately after arriving in Tel-aviv at 6:00AM, following 2 days of no sleep and a 12 hour
plane ride, we grabbed our luggage and immediately hit the tour trail. By 7:00AM we hit up a
private beach on the mediterranean Sea for a fresh fruit breakfast and a swim:
Beach Shot
Aaron, one of two Winnipeg tour leaders
Beach Shot
Beach Shot
Israeli payphone
After the beach, we then headed over to the ruins of Ceasaria, an ancient Roman port city,
destroyed after the fall of the Roman empire.
The city's aqueduct
aqueduct shot 2
aqueduct shot 3
Nearby, the ruins of a Roman theatre that has excavated, restored, and wired with electricity and is used now for concert and theatre shows.
More Ruins
More Ruins
More Ruins
More Ruins
More Ruins
More Ruins
Next, we went to assist with tree planting for around an hour. Israel, once a desert,
has forested a significant part of their country.
Planting
More Planting
More Planting
More Planting
More Planting
More Planting
After the tree planting, we proceeded to drive North into the Golan Heights. The Golan heights
are a lush, green mountainous system of plateaus, valleys, and canyons. The largest valley in the Golan is the Jordan valley, in which the Sea of Galilee is found. Its name is misleading as it's actually fresh water. It also feeds the Jordan River, which acts as the border between Israel and Jordan. I snapped these next pictures while driving up into the resort I was staying at in the Golan.
Drive to Golan
Drive 2
Drive 3
Drive 4
Arrived at the resort to catch a beautiful sunset:
Sunset 1
Sunset 2
Those are all my pictures from Monday. I'll keep trying to update day by day to free up room on my mem card and to make sure I remember what picture was what
peace
turning i thought i would upload all my pictures and talk about them. I wonder how many days before i can sleep normally again. sigh.
Monday, May 30th;
Immediately after arriving in Tel-aviv at 6:00AM, following 2 days of no sleep and a 12 hour
plane ride, we grabbed our luggage and immediately hit the tour trail. By 7:00AM we hit up a
private beach on the mediterranean Sea for a fresh fruit breakfast and a swim:
Beach Shot
Aaron, one of two Winnipeg tour leaders
Beach Shot
Beach Shot
Israeli payphone
After the beach, we then headed over to the ruins of Ceasaria, an ancient Roman port city,
destroyed after the fall of the Roman empire.
The city's aqueduct
aqueduct shot 2
aqueduct shot 3
Nearby, the ruins of a Roman theatre that has excavated, restored, and wired with electricity and is used now for concert and theatre shows.
More Ruins
More Ruins
More Ruins
More Ruins
More Ruins
More Ruins
Next, we went to assist with tree planting for around an hour. Israel, once a desert,
has forested a significant part of their country.
Planting
More Planting
More Planting
More Planting
More Planting
More Planting
After the tree planting, we proceeded to drive North into the Golan Heights. The Golan heights
are a lush, green mountainous system of plateaus, valleys, and canyons. The largest valley in the Golan is the Jordan valley, in which the Sea of Galilee is found. Its name is misleading as it's actually fresh water. It also feeds the Jordan River, which acts as the border between Israel and Jordan. I snapped these next pictures while driving up into the resort I was staying at in the Golan.
Drive to Golan
Drive 2
Drive 3
Drive 4
Arrived at the resort to catch a beautiful sunset:
Sunset 1
Sunset 2
Those are all my pictures from Monday. I'll keep trying to update day by day to free up room on my mem card and to make sure I remember what picture was what
peace