One of the last things we did in Israel was we went to the Dead Sea. We went to a spa which used to be waterfront property. Over the last 30 years, so many people have used the water, salt and minerals from the Dead Sea, it has shrunk. Now you have to take a Read More …
One of the most fun things we did in Jerusalem was to take a tour of the tunnels by the Western Wall. Archaeologists have been working on these tunnels for decades and they have found all sort of artifacts from the first century C.E. If you go to Israel, I highly recommend this tour.
For a country that’s about the size of New Jersey, Israel has a huge amount of diversity landwise. It has desert in the south, by Eilat, it has beaches by Tel Aviv, and now, we are up in the hills and mountains in the north. Did you know you can snow ski in Israel? One Read More …
Wow. What a huge difference between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. I’ve never seen two places more opposite. Tel Aviv is modern, Jerusalem is ancient. Tel Aviv is secular, Jerusalem is intensely religious. Our guide Bruce said “Tel Aviv is an ugly city with a few beautiful areas, and Jerusalem is a beautiful city with a Read More …
Auschwitz is the saddest place in the world. There were 1-1.5 million people killed there, and we saw spoils of what was there before. There was a room dedicated to women’s hair and the German textiles made from it. It was sick just to hear about, but to see it, it was even worse. There Read More …
We flew in to Beijing on a Friday afternoon. For 2 of the 4 days we were there, they had the worst pollution in 30 years. It was also freezing cold. We saw the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. I was so cold in my feet that they were numb. My hands could Read More …
From Siem Reap we flew to Saigon. After we got through Customs, we saw our guide’s smiling face. His name is Khoi. He is nice and friendly. After a little drive, we made it to the hotel. Since we have stayed at so many Marriotts and Renaissances, we were up on the 15th floor, facing Read More …
After a fabulous dinner, we went to see the ceremony of the Whirling Dervishes. The Dervishes spin around, always in the same direction, because they “pray” while they are spinning. They spun around and around for 20 minutes with a couple of 30 second breaks. They spin so long that they fall into a Read More …
Pamukkale is famous for its white terrace pools. In my opinion, Pamukkale was expensive and a rip-off. First off, it was 20 Turkish Lira per person to get in (That is $12 in US money). Second, the pools weren’t full. If the water with all of the calcium doesn’t flow, the terraces turn black instead Read More …
I knew that rainy days would make me feel productive! Rome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he3B6c7bCGE Cinque Terre http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjgG6yE1LzQ Roman Colosseum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcLPV9ysMlo Pompeii http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YVtqoF1POw Pisa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPP47VKVPM8 Vatican City http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fktHpv1G8Yw Gladiator School http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZguUi6Eihw Greece Parthenon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_YIGassVFc Petro the Pelican http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ-C8iBHI84 Turkey Ephesus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDe5IBQd6NY
