Showing posts with label Israel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Israel. Show all posts

Monday, March 7, 2016

Arrival in perhaps the most famous piece of real estate in the world is a journey of pure ecstasy in his own right. Israel is a country that you so much to have and probably heard in the news, as we speak for all sorts of reasons. While there are so many things to do and enjoy, in any case there are those who dare not to try it. Even if you do not plan for a fall hotel overrated Tel Aviv, there are more things that you can not do in Israel.

hiking up Masada Snake Path

If you decide to use to go cable car to the mountain fortress of Masada when hiking all the way to rising temperatures in the summer, do not forget, so much Drinking perform as possible. Masada was the last stand of Jewish Zealots in their resistance to the Romans about three years after the fall of Jerusalem in 73 AD

Masada snake path, Israel 1

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Masada snake path, Israel 2

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Expect noise at the Wailing Wall

The last thing not at Jerusalem Wailing Wall is to be expected a large number of mourners with raising moans, screams and noises. It is a quiet place where Jews put their handwritten prayers between stones.

Wailing Wall, Jerusalem

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People too much when it comes to hotel

It is possible that you can find in the hotels in Israel which is a must have something really is a new part, and if you questioned where he paid to the chances have been they probably will not even there itself. Most travel writer, you need to have convinced the hotel especially so you do, proclaims a hotel many have never heard of is the new must get trey from. You should disconnect your shekel in a hotel where everything is provided as you expected. For example, some of the trendiest hotels in the area of ​​Tel Aviv are expensive, but really small with terrible features here and there.

Artplus Hotel, Tel Aviv, Israel

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There's something about falafel and hummus

You are find lots of falafel and hummus joints in Israel with great offer, but the festival goes far beyond that. There are so many things that in many restaurants in Jerusalem, including some of the hottest tables in Tel Aviv with a kitchen you can enjoy probably not hear

 falafel with hummus

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do not feel guilty you watched less in 7 days

Most people who have used their air tickets to Tel Aviv and Israel, as a whole might feel guilty that in a week they were unable , all to cover the culinary, cultural and historic delights of Israel. The best thing to do when you arrive is to focus on specific areas and to ensure that all you may have seen it. For example, as the Mediterranean city of Israel, Tel Aviv has a lot to offer, a rigid nightlife and enticing beach. You could start there. Those holy places and the story is everything its Israel begin visit to Jerusalem, while the ambitious can always try some of the major attractions in Israel in a single week believe

 Tel Aviv, Israel

Image by Ron Shoshani via Flickr

Be careful

If you do not agree with Prices

in the Jerusalem Mahane Yehuda market or the Shuk HaCarmel Tel Aviv market, the first offer price; This is where you forget, Wal-Mart and have to do the opposite. When two famous marketplaces full of tourists their bargaining power and wit must come out to play.

Mahane Yehuda Market

Mahane Yehuda Market, Jerusalem, Israel

Image by Lina Nagano via Flickr

Shuk HaCarmel, Tel Aviv

Shuk HaCarmel, Tel Aviv, Israel

Image by Hadar Naim via Flickr

Friday, February 26, 2016

The Dead Sea is actually a lake (salt lake), the shores of the Dead Sea is the lowest point on earth (the not immersed is) at 423 meters below sea level. It lies on the border of Jordan, Israel & amp; amp; The West Bank. ( denied ).

The Dead Sea is almost 9 times saltier than the ocean, which makes it impossible for fish to calling for this reason, the Dead Sea to live.
Many tourists come to the Dead Sea every year for the preciousness of therapeutic mud and salt water to visit. Skin diseases such as psoriasis get significant relief with the natural resources of the Dead Sea.
Make sure you do not shave or an open cut, before you enter the water, or it will sting! It is also quite amusing, can swim in it without anyone real effort float (due to the high salt concentration)

For more information visit Wikipedia -. The Dead Sea

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

St. George Monastery, Wadi Kelt, the Judean Desert, Israel / West Bank. ( denied )

St. George monastery is run by Greek Orthodox monks since the 6th century, an old chapel and gardens, just an hour's drive from Jerusalem, (although you an ATV require some sort).
For more information, please visit Wikipedia has - St. George Monastery


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St. George monastery in Wadi Kelt, the Judean Desert, Israel.

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St. George monastery in Wadi Kelt, the Judean Desert, Israel.

St George monastery in Wadi Kelt, the Judean Desert, Israel

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Sunday, February 14, 2016

Tel Dor is a perfect blend of beauty, history and nature, located on the Israeli Mediterranean coast, it is an a archeological site and an amazing beach. The archaeological excavations began in the 1920s, and since then several excavations have taken. Tel Dor Beach is a little difficult to access, but it's worth the effort, the beach itself is right next to the remains of an ancient Roman temple, which even makes it an exotic experience. Just a few minutes walk from the south of Tel Dor, there is a very crowded beach, which is easier to approach. This ancient settlement is also mentioned in the Bible a few times (Joshua 00:23; Joshua 11: 1-2; Judges 1:27).

For more information visit Wikipedia - Tel Dor

Enlarge map of Tel Dor

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 Tel Dor beach, Israel

Tel Dor beach, Israel

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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Israel is one of those countries whose history dates back millennia. Virtually every community in Israel is historic and worth every visit. While all activities in Israel is worth a visit really hard, there are those areas that come to mind when Israel is mentioned, something you need to know, even before taking the decisive flight to Israel.

Jerusalem

Of course, you can not say that you Israel without a quick visit to Jerusalem, a place where Judaism, Christianity and Islam visited as very sacred. Jerusalem Old City is to put an end, mainly due to its stone walls surrounding it during the Ottoman period, where the holy sites are to be found built, like the Western Wall, sacred to every Jew and a highly visited site, including the Church of St. grave and Dome of the Rock.

 Jerusalem, Israel

Image by jasonwain via Flickr

Tel Aviv

One of the most important places in Israel is Tel Aviv, the cultural and commercial heart of Israel in the same way in New York for the Americas. It is perhaps the youngest city in a country go in cities and towns thousands of years, since it was around 1909, while the modernity of Tel Aviv is a visit made at any time, Yafo or the old Jaffa city is worth a visit do you go to the roots back to biblical times and perhaps as before that

 Tel Aviv, Israel

Image by Ron Shoshani via Flickr

Israel Museum

Located in the heart of Jerusalem, the Israel Museum announced the largest cultural complex of the country and home to the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest biblical manuscripts. It is also a place where the sculpture garden as Billy Rose is found known with works by Rodin, Picasso and others. Another part of the Israel Museum's Rockefeller Archaeological Museum of East Jerusalem.

Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel

Image by Benjamin via Flickr

Galilee

Every time Galilee mentioned Jesus Christ comes to mind , especially the Sea of ​​Galilee or Lake Kinneret. Safed and Tiberias, are two of the four holy cities of Judaism in Galilee, in the north and flowing as an area where milk and honey, as the waters of the sea. Apart from being a historic city, the area is a very agricultural area with accommodation suitable for all more than other areas in Israel.

 Galilee, Israel

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Masada

A place at any time, which is Masada fortress desert the scene of the last Zealot resistance around 73 AD, before they were overrun by the Romans. The Jewish sect was destroyed after a siege of the fortress walls created, where you can see many ruins the Romans. A cable car or on foot the serpent path leads you to the summit rises 1,300 feet take

 Masada, Israel

Image by David King via Flickr

Dead Sea

As the lowest point of anywhere in the world, is Dead Sea 1,360 feet below level with water saltier than eight times that of the ocean are. This gives the water a lift force that makes swimming a lot easier. Everyone is plagued by skin problems to find the mineral-rich salt water very healing. In most cases, many connect to cruise to the place, the cruise is set to start, perhaps by looking for great deals flight fly in a place like El Al. To gain shorter cruises unlike younger passengers mostly towards the Caribbean.

 is the Dead Sea, Israel

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Caesarea National Park

between Haifa and Tel Aviv Caesarea National Park, a very picturesque archaeological site of Herod over 2 millennia as a port and dedicated it to the Roman leader at the time, the Emperor Augustus built. The Crusader and Roman periods ruins are stunning against the backdrop of stunning sea views. There is an ancient amphitheater that has been restored since and comes alive in the summer, when concerts take place.

Caesarea National Park, Israel

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Sunday, February 7, 2016

Beresheet Hotel, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel
Beresheet Hotel is set in a small town called "Mitzpe Ramon" (from the Hebrew as traslate - "Ramon Lookout). It is located a fairly large located on the northern ridge erosion cirque as Ramon Crater known, even though it has not really hit a crater of a meteor, but the world's largest "Makhtesh", which is also the Hebrew word for mortar (bowl). The Makhtesh is a landform unique in the Israeli desert. It is about 2 hours drive south of Tel Aviv.

The hotel is located on the edge of the cliff and offers rooms with a privet pool, a restaurant with a stunning view of the Ramon Crater, a wellness center and a large outdoor swimming pool

For more information about the region visit Wikipedia Mitzpe Ramon

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Beresheet Hotel

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Beresheet Hotel, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

Beresheet Hotel, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

Beresheet Hotel, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

Beresheet Hotel, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

Beresheet Hotel, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

Beresheet Hotel, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

Beresheet Hotel, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

Beresheet Hotel, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

The Hexagon Pool located in the center of the Golan Heights located there is a natural pool and is "Forest nature reserve Yehudiya" located in Israel.
The pool is itself can at the bottom of a canyon to be found is the Hexagon Pool on the shape of hexagonal basalt columns walls nature pool named.
Similar polygonal common patterns can be found in Iceland, and in the Devils Tower National Monument (in the US).
The pool is formation was created by slow cooling of lava (over a long period). The molecules of lava are round, but as they cool and laid it be a polygonal shape, which is close to its round shape take (while having the minimum energy loss possible)

For more information visit Wikipedia. - The Hexagon Pool

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