Our trip to Israel, May 2005

• Day one, Hebrew University
  • View from a top of amphitheater (1.8Mb)
  • On the campus (1.6Mb)
  • View on Jerusalem from Mount Scopas (3.9Mb)
• Old Jerusalem
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  • Church of The Holy Sepulchre. Quiet Conversation (1.0Mb)
  • Church of The Holy Sepulchre. Earth's Navel (2.2Mb)
  • Roman legions tied their horses here (1.6Mb)
• Streets of Old Jaffa
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• Masada
  • View from Masada. Three Roman encampments, Snake Path, approach road and visitor center are seen below. Dead Sea in on the horizon (1.8Mb)
  • View on Dead Sea (2.1Mb)
  • View on Herod's Palace, desert and the mountains (2.9Mb)
  • View West with another encampment (4.5Mb)
  • View West (2.0Mb)
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  • Masada Stones(1.7Mb)
• Eilat
  • View from our balcony during the day (3.0Mb)
    An enormous Hashemite dynasty flag seen in the background. Measuring 80 meters (262 feet) by 44 meters (144 feet), it is flying from a 136 meter- (446 foot) high pole. (Based on a usually well-informed source).
  • ...and at night (1.4Mb)
  • Coral Reef (2.9Mb)
  • Coral Reef. Parrot Fish (2.9Mb)
• On our way back. Desert and mountains along Rt.90 (2.5Mb)
• Timna. King Solomon's Mines
  • King Solomon's Pillars (2.4Mb)
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  • Spiral Hill (1.3Mb)
• Back on Rt.90. View of Jordan. (3.0Mb)
• Back to Jerusalem. Dusk. (2.1Mb)
• In and Around Jerusalem Market
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  • Fishmonger (1.0Mb)
• Colors of Israel
  • Flower of pomegranate (1.8Mb)
  • Hibiscus (1.8Mb)
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