Despite cold rainy weather the local soccer game was packed and exciting |
In Northern Jordan there are more Roman ruins. In the background you can see the Golan Heights. |
The Golan Heights and the Sea of Galilee |
Fast forward a week and I found my self in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. This coastal European style city felt like it was in a bubble shielding it from the troubles of the region. |
In the heart of Jerusalem's old city there was no shortage of merchants eager for my New Israeli Shekels |
While I went to many of the most holy sites in the world I found myself more interested in the bullet holes covering parts of the wall surrounding the Old City. |
In the city of Hebron the Palestinians are forced to put a chain-link fence above the market because Jewish settlers routinely throw trash, rocks, and anything else down on them. |
Security was tight trying to get into the Israeli settlement. The Israeli Defence Force is well disciplined and doesn't mess around. |
Inside a Palestinian refugee camp the art makes it clear there is plenty of hate on both sides |
The green graffiti represents Hamas, black Fatah, and red the communist party |
I may have been a little photo happy with the graffiti but some of it was quite good. |
Back in the Jerusalem's old city I couldn't believe how close all these incredibly important holy sites were to each other. |
I give the Dome of the Rock (and the entire excursion) two thumbs up |