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In Israel
Today I want to tell you about Israel. The author spent a little less than a week and have time to visit all the interesting regions. Tel Aviv and Jerusalem from the heights, the Wailing Wall, the Dead Sea and more.
Before traveling to Israel, many told me that to get on the roof there is heavy - armed guards, a lot of police in plain clothes and other amenities. In fact, it was easy: all the 5 star hotels will not pass problems, and in the construction of the security guard on duty at 1-2 that night even leave his post.
Generally? begin to explore the city. Tel Aviv is located on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, winters are warm and rainy. The best time to visit the city, it is November and early December.
It was formed in April 1950 with respect to the merger of the young city of Tel Aviv to the ancient city of Jaffa.
Hotels and office buildings on the waterfront of the Mediterranean Sea:
Tel Aviv is the most eclectic of the cities of Israel. Modern skyscrapers along the highway Ayalon coexist with one or two-storey buildings of the first half of the twentieth century in the area of Neve Tzedek, the rich regions of northern Tel Aviv - from the slums of the old Taha Merkazit (city bus), hotels and pubs on the waterfront of the Mediterranean Sea - an office business and technology centers.
The night before leaving for Jerusalem decided to climb the highest construction in Israel. Building height more - 150 meters, it is ridiculous for Moscow, but for Tel Aviv - a skyscraper:
The view from the tallest building in Tel Aviv:
Jerusalem - an ancient city in the Middle East. The capital of the State of Israel since 1949; Since 1967, Israel controls the entire city. Israeli sovereignty over the eastern part of the city and all the status of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is not recognized as a significant part of the international community. Is a holy city for the three Abrahamic religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
In the photo, one of the Muslim shrines - the Dome of the Rock:
Mosques and Christian churches. If you look at the city from the tourist side, it is many times richer in Tel Aviv. The tops of the cathedral, and most paid for a viewing platform. As on most roofs located in the center of the old town there are restaurants in which one can easily pass.
In Tel Aviv, I met a great guy named Alex, who had emigrated a few weeks ago in Israel for permanent residence. He not only agreed with me to climb and go to Israel, and also wrote for himself. For that he thanks a lot! Anyone interested for a long time he worked at Nike and we are with him have common acquaintances in the company.
After polazok night, catch up on sleep at friends Lesha on one of the roofs in the center of Tel Aviv, we went up to Jerusalem.
Mosques and Christian churches. If you look at the city from the tourist side, it is many times richer in Tel Aviv, from polazok - here there is no place to climb, the top most cathedrals are equipped with premium viewing platforms. Also on bolishenstve roofs located in the center of the old town there are restaurants in which one can easily pass.
Wall of Tears. Upstairs is fenced with barbed wire and from the territory of the Arab quarters of approach to it is strictly controlled. It is said that before the Arabs threw stones on top of the walls of the Jews.
Dome of the Holy Sepulcher.
The center of the old town is divided into two parts, Jewish and Arab. Inside the city there is a check point guarded by his Israeli military. In the Arab part can be reached only on special days, when it is open for tourists, at the usual time the passage is forbidden, deploying military.
The alleys of Jerusalem, there is some small Arabic sent me in the ass. Unpleasant aftertaste remained until his death.
Arabs in the city of nearly half the population, they all work in the market and taxi. Hold public office, the government does not allow them Izraliya.
Our overnight in Jerusalem. At night in the city of high humidity and some 10-15 minutes of all your belongings including sleeping bags are wet. In order not to wet clothes we had to sleep directly under the solar panels. On all the roofs of the Israeli houses are white barrel heaters, at a time when the Palestinian detail on all of the roof - black tanks vodonakopiteley. These barrels water is pumped from underground rainwater tanks (in those rare moments when the rain) and from the water, open the valve when the Jews. In black tanks on the roof you can easily identify what you have left the territory of Jews and ended up in the Arab quarter.
We have evrevv holiday called Shabbat in Judaism - the seventh day of the week on which the Torah prescribes to refrain from work. Friday from 17:00 to 17:00 Saturday the town are dying, do not operate stores, railway stations do everything, even pharmacies and police stations.
Arabs bustling markets and shops are open to the delight of tourists.
This is Palestine, unfortunately instead I went to the Dead Sea area, where later crossed the border and came to Jordan.
On the way to the Dead Sea to Masada he looked like a normal kid saved 700 rubles and went upstairs on foot.
Masada - ancient fortress at the south-west coast of the Dead Sea in Israel.
In 66 CE. e. Masada was taken rebellious Zealots, the Roman garrison was destroyed. In 67 CE. e. Masada settled Sukkar, the representatives of the Radical Party, led a revolt against the Romans, which gave a start to a long Jewish War. In 70 BC. e., after the capture of Jerusalem by the Roman legions, Masada was the last stronghold of the rebels. Defenders there were barely a thousand people, including women and children, but they kept Masada another three years.
About nine thousand slaves were carried out of the road and the land for the construction of the siege of the shaft around the fort and grounds for the catapults and battering ram. When the Romans managed to set fire to an additional built Sukkar inner defensive wall consisting of wooden beams, Masada's fate was sealed.
According to the book of Josephus, on the night of the 15th of Nisan: Elzar ben Yair said a fiery speech to the Jews and urged them to die as free men - prefer death painful and shameful slavery.
960 besieged Jews set fire to the castle and committed suicide. Thus, the last home of the Jewish resistance was eliminated. Masada is located on the territory of the Roman legion.
Dead Sea - is incredibly nice and cool place, unfortunately the most beautiful stretches of 5 star hotels are located with a huge number of Russian tourists bydlovatyh. If they are removed, it's probably going to be one of the coolest places I had been.
The water level in the Dead Sea at 427 meters below sea level and falls at a rate of about 1 meter per year. Coast of the lake is the lowest portion of the Earth's land. Dead Sea - one of the most saline water bodies in the world, the salinity reaches 340-350 ‰. The length of the sea 67 km, width 18 km at its widest point, the maximum depth of 377 m.
Thus ended Israel. Here's a fence separates Israel and Jordan, in principle, you can easily cross the border on foot, but as I explained, every 15 minutes the area flies a helicopter and looking out for intruders. When I went to Sea Eilat where crossed the border on foot in the Jordan and went to Peter. Visa to the area is free, however you must pay an exit tax of 100 shekels to the Israeli government.
Source: raskalov-vit.livejournal.com
Before traveling to Israel, many told me that to get on the roof there is heavy - armed guards, a lot of police in plain clothes and other amenities. In fact, it was easy: all the 5 star hotels will not pass problems, and in the construction of the security guard on duty at 1-2 that night even leave his post.
Generally? begin to explore the city. Tel Aviv is located on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, winters are warm and rainy. The best time to visit the city, it is November and early December.
It was formed in April 1950 with respect to the merger of the young city of Tel Aviv to the ancient city of Jaffa.
Hotels and office buildings on the waterfront of the Mediterranean Sea:
Tel Aviv is the most eclectic of the cities of Israel. Modern skyscrapers along the highway Ayalon coexist with one or two-storey buildings of the first half of the twentieth century in the area of Neve Tzedek, the rich regions of northern Tel Aviv - from the slums of the old Taha Merkazit (city bus), hotels and pubs on the waterfront of the Mediterranean Sea - an office business and technology centers.
The night before leaving for Jerusalem decided to climb the highest construction in Israel. Building height more - 150 meters, it is ridiculous for Moscow, but for Tel Aviv - a skyscraper:
The view from the tallest building in Tel Aviv:
Jerusalem - an ancient city in the Middle East. The capital of the State of Israel since 1949; Since 1967, Israel controls the entire city. Israeli sovereignty over the eastern part of the city and all the status of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is not recognized as a significant part of the international community. Is a holy city for the three Abrahamic religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
In the photo, one of the Muslim shrines - the Dome of the Rock:
Mosques and Christian churches. If you look at the city from the tourist side, it is many times richer in Tel Aviv. The tops of the cathedral, and most paid for a viewing platform. As on most roofs located in the center of the old town there are restaurants in which one can easily pass.
In Tel Aviv, I met a great guy named Alex, who had emigrated a few weeks ago in Israel for permanent residence. He not only agreed with me to climb and go to Israel, and also wrote for himself. For that he thanks a lot! Anyone interested for a long time he worked at Nike and we are with him have common acquaintances in the company.
After polazok night, catch up on sleep at friends Lesha on one of the roofs in the center of Tel Aviv, we went up to Jerusalem.
Mosques and Christian churches. If you look at the city from the tourist side, it is many times richer in Tel Aviv, from polazok - here there is no place to climb, the top most cathedrals are equipped with premium viewing platforms. Also on bolishenstve roofs located in the center of the old town there are restaurants in which one can easily pass.
Wall of Tears. Upstairs is fenced with barbed wire and from the territory of the Arab quarters of approach to it is strictly controlled. It is said that before the Arabs threw stones on top of the walls of the Jews.
Dome of the Holy Sepulcher.
The center of the old town is divided into two parts, Jewish and Arab. Inside the city there is a check point guarded by his Israeli military. In the Arab part can be reached only on special days, when it is open for tourists, at the usual time the passage is forbidden, deploying military.
The alleys of Jerusalem, there is some small Arabic sent me in the ass. Unpleasant aftertaste remained until his death.
Arabs in the city of nearly half the population, they all work in the market and taxi. Hold public office, the government does not allow them Izraliya.
Our overnight in Jerusalem. At night in the city of high humidity and some 10-15 minutes of all your belongings including sleeping bags are wet. In order not to wet clothes we had to sleep directly under the solar panels. On all the roofs of the Israeli houses are white barrel heaters, at a time when the Palestinian detail on all of the roof - black tanks vodonakopiteley. These barrels water is pumped from underground rainwater tanks (in those rare moments when the rain) and from the water, open the valve when the Jews. In black tanks on the roof you can easily identify what you have left the territory of Jews and ended up in the Arab quarter.
We have evrevv holiday called Shabbat in Judaism - the seventh day of the week on which the Torah prescribes to refrain from work. Friday from 17:00 to 17:00 Saturday the town are dying, do not operate stores, railway stations do everything, even pharmacies and police stations.
Arabs bustling markets and shops are open to the delight of tourists.
This is Palestine, unfortunately instead I went to the Dead Sea area, where later crossed the border and came to Jordan.
On the way to the Dead Sea to Masada he looked like a normal kid saved 700 rubles and went upstairs on foot.
Masada - ancient fortress at the south-west coast of the Dead Sea in Israel.
In 66 CE. e. Masada was taken rebellious Zealots, the Roman garrison was destroyed. In 67 CE. e. Masada settled Sukkar, the representatives of the Radical Party, led a revolt against the Romans, which gave a start to a long Jewish War. In 70 BC. e., after the capture of Jerusalem by the Roman legions, Masada was the last stronghold of the rebels. Defenders there were barely a thousand people, including women and children, but they kept Masada another three years.
About nine thousand slaves were carried out of the road and the land for the construction of the siege of the shaft around the fort and grounds for the catapults and battering ram. When the Romans managed to set fire to an additional built Sukkar inner defensive wall consisting of wooden beams, Masada's fate was sealed.
According to the book of Josephus, on the night of the 15th of Nisan: Elzar ben Yair said a fiery speech to the Jews and urged them to die as free men - prefer death painful and shameful slavery.
960 besieged Jews set fire to the castle and committed suicide. Thus, the last home of the Jewish resistance was eliminated. Masada is located on the territory of the Roman legion.
Dead Sea - is incredibly nice and cool place, unfortunately the most beautiful stretches of 5 star hotels are located with a huge number of Russian tourists bydlovatyh. If they are removed, it's probably going to be one of the coolest places I had been.
The water level in the Dead Sea at 427 meters below sea level and falls at a rate of about 1 meter per year. Coast of the lake is the lowest portion of the Earth's land. Dead Sea - one of the most saline water bodies in the world, the salinity reaches 340-350 ‰. The length of the sea 67 km, width 18 km at its widest point, the maximum depth of 377 m.
Thus ended Israel. Here's a fence separates Israel and Jordan, in principle, you can easily cross the border on foot, but as I explained, every 15 minutes the area flies a helicopter and looking out for intruders. When I went to Sea Eilat where crossed the border on foot in the Jordan and went to Peter. Visa to the area is free, however you must pay an exit tax of 100 shekels to the Israeli government.
Source: raskalov-vit.livejournal.com
