Day 6
Jerico
Went to Jericho passing a lot of Bedouin tribes with their tents surrounded by goats and donkeys. Such a difference as they don’t grow anything so their camps are in desolate places, while the Israel settlements is irrigated and green. Stayed at Jericho for a few hours. Pleasant sitting in the sun at an outdoor café watching the cattlemen trying to sell rides or getting tips from tourist for having their picture take with the camels. Favourite trick was to have the camels kiss the girls. Jericho was one of the oldest towns and is now owned by the Palestinian state. They were the friendliest people and were delighted to have tourists.
Bethlehem
Carried on to Bethlehem, which now belongs to the Arabs. It is so weird going from one town owned by Israel and a few miles away one owned by the Arabs. Each has such a different feeling, must admit I find the Arabian places much more interesting and far friendlier. It is too bad that they are such bitter enemies, as they both seem to worship the same places and basic beliefs.
Saw the manger where Jesus was born only it was a huge cave. It had a baby doll in a crib with tourists kissing the crib, praying and lighting candles. Went through the church of the nativity, one of the oldest surviving Christian churches.
Stopped at a huge museum in Jerusalem. Enjoyed looking at the torahs of every size and description, dating back centuries. The scrolls were all handwritten. Some of the torahs were made of gold, some of silver and beautifully hand carved. They even had some tiny enough that they could be carried in their hand. They also had ancient wooden synagogues, beautifully hand painted. Spent our last night at Jerusalem and walked back to our favourite café in the old part of town.
Jerico
Went to Jericho passing a lot of Bedouin tribes with their tents surrounded by goats and donkeys. Such a difference as they don’t grow anything so their camps are in desolate places, while the Israel settlements is irrigated and green. Stayed at Jericho for a few hours. Pleasant sitting in the sun at an outdoor café watching the cattlemen trying to sell rides or getting tips from tourist for having their picture take with the camels. Favourite trick was to have the camels kiss the girls. Jericho was one of the oldest towns and is now owned by the Palestinian state. They were the friendliest people and were delighted to have tourists.
Bethlehem
Carried on to Bethlehem, which now belongs to the Arabs. It is so weird going from one town owned by Israel and a few miles away one owned by the Arabs. Each has such a different feeling, must admit I find the Arabian places much more interesting and far friendlier. It is too bad that they are such bitter enemies, as they both seem to worship the same places and basic beliefs.
Saw the manger where Jesus was born only it was a huge cave. It had a baby doll in a crib with tourists kissing the crib, praying and lighting candles. Went through the church of the nativity, one of the oldest surviving Christian churches.
Stopped at a huge museum in Jerusalem. Enjoyed looking at the torahs of every size and description, dating back centuries. The scrolls were all handwritten. Some of the torahs were made of gold, some of silver and beautifully hand carved. They even had some tiny enough that they could be carried in their hand. They also had ancient wooden synagogues, beautifully hand painted. Spent our last night at Jerusalem and walked back to our favourite café in the old part of town.
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