Jerusalem Travel Blogs

The great pyramids of Giza, the pink facades of Petra, the blue minarets of Istanbul, and the storybook walled cities of Jerusalem and Damascus are some of the highlights that lure travelers to the Middle East. If you make it to these postcard spots, you won’t go home disappointed.But there is a …

Our third and final day in Jerusalem fell on a Sabbath.  Beginning the night before at dusk, the Sabbath runs all Saturday morning and afternoon, ending at dusk.  Fortunately in Jerusalem, only the Jewish section of the city shuts down.  Taxis are still running, and the museums were …

The City of David Tour was one of our last stops. There was a movie. Historical information about the grounds on which were stood was given. There was some water demonstration about the sewage system. The big event was the trek through Hezekiah’s tunnel. The tunnel is, unsurprisingly, long and da…

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its largest city. Located in the Judean Mountains, between the Mediterranean Sea and the northern tip of the Dead Sea, New Jerusalem or New City has grown up outside the Old City. The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Tem…

The Old City  is a 0.9 square kilometre (0.35 square mile) area within the modern city of Jerusalem. Until the 1860s this area constituted the entire city of Jerusalem. The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church…

Bus to Museum, kind of crappy, modern artWalked homeUsed net, moved to Shais houseWent to Temple MountSat in Old Town sunWent to Museum on footAmazing displays for 2.5 hoursWalked homeCooked Dinner for guysCooked foodPicnic with guysWalked from clean to crapHorse manBeer, sheesha, popcornHome and f…

So, my last day is here. I spent the morning packing and checked out of the hotel. They held on to my bags throughout the day and arranged for my airport taxi. Despite the urge to go and look at the Old City once more, I headed off to see Yad Vashem, the Jewish Holocaust museum. I decided to…

Adi said her goodbyes, she had to get to school to work on her final project which was to put on a music and dance show. But she left porridge on the stove and her room mate offered me fresh rolls of bread from the local bakery. After showering, re-packing all my things, I finally got going by 11AM…

  While Virginia and Scott went to the National Museum, and Richard to Tel Aviv to meet a friend, I spent the day touring Jerusalem with Dave. His Catholic-school upbringing helped enlighten me to many of the events that took place in the ancient city. In the Jewish Quarter, we found the West…

I would love to live in a city where I could spend my Saturday afternoons walking the local market for fresh veggies and fruits. The atmosphere was intoxicating! Venders with operatic voices calling out to the public the specials of the hour, little old men and women slowly wandering the aisle in s…

Travelled with friends to Egypt (again) to Taba and Israel. had a great time..

*** Under construction *** My father took me and my sister to Israel when I finished school in 1988. He himself had studied in Jesuralem back in the 60's. No entries yet. Just four pictures.

Shalom Everyone, SO it is 5pm here in Jerusalem, and I am reading and sending my last emails from Israel before I begin the journey back. A group of Christian pilgrams just passed outside the internet cafe and gave some chants or something at the 8th station of the cross, just outside. And all my…

Our last day in Israel/Palestine was free, so a few of us headed over to the Israel Museum, to see the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit, then up to the Mount of Olives for some final site-seeing.

Surrounded by glorious walls, the Old City of Jerusalem is the highlight of the city, and the actual place where the mythologies of Judaism, Christianity and Islam occurred.   It is the Dome of the Rock at the Temple Mount, the third holiest Muslim site, from where Muhammad is said to have a…