Thoughts on Israel

[slyvermont]

Several people have asked me what the "best" part of the trip was. I had so carefully planned this vacation that there were few disappointments. But there were some special highlights.

The hike in Gamla.

Gamla is an isolated spot in the Golan Heights. The Golan is a disputed territory, but not like the Gaza Strip or the West Bank. It is a beautiful

Comments

[raykel]

Sounds like an amazing experience, all of it!

[jedihealer]

I think we must have read "The Exodus" at about the same age, and it had the same impact. What a terrific book!

I honestly think you would make a great travel writer!

[alxwngr]

Thanks for sharing, Susan. It really does sound like an incredible trip. I love tying what I've read or seen in film/tv to the actual places I visit - even when the real thing doesn't appear to have any relationship to its depictions in the media. I get the same feelings traveling here in the UK. I love the 'ancientness' of it all; love to think about what it must have been like to live through the blitz.