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From swimming in the Dead Sea to driving around the Sea of Galilee, we loved the two very hot weeks we spent in Israel.  The cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv were also a lot of fun to explore, and the beaches were surprisingly good!

Photo Galleries of Israel

Jerusalem

Israeli_Museum, Jerusalem, Jewish_Quarter, Mount_of_Olives, Old_City_Gates, Other, Temple_Mount, Underground_Wall_Tour, Via_Dolorosa, Wall_Walk, Western_Wall, Akko

Akko (Acre), Israel (16 pictures)

We visited Akko in the western Galilee region and toured the old city.

Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories, Israel (34 pictures)

We visited Bethlehem, in the West Bank, birthplace of Jesus Christ. Our safety concerns were unfounded - and we felt ...

Caesarea Maritima, Israel (14 pictures)

We visited Caesarea on the banks on the Mediterranean coast. It is a city built by Herod the Great and ...

Dead Sea, Israel (25 pictures)

The Dead Sea is an amazing landscape. We rented a car and drove the length of it.

Ein Gedi, Dead Sea Spa, Israel (15 pictures)

Ein Gedi is one of the two towns on the Dead Sea in Israel. There isn't much here - just ...

Golan Heights (11 pictures)

We toured the Golan Heights by car. The roads are great, and the scenery is very pretty.

Haifa (22 pictures)

Haifa is a modern city in the north of Israel, and is home to the famous Bahai Temple and Gardens.

Hebron (29 pictures)

After Bethlehem, we decided to visit Hebron, also in the West Bank. It was definitely more on the 'adventure travel' ...

Jaffa (7 pictures)

We wandered around the artists quarter in Jaffa, but most of it was closed due to a holiday.

Masada, Dead Sea, Israel (55 pictures)

We climbed Masada to watch the sunrise, along with thousands of other people, but we still really enjoyed the view. ...

Nazareth, Israel (12 pictures)

We rented a car and drove to Nazareth for a couple of hours.

Qumran, Dead Sea (9 pictures)

Qumran, on the Dead Sea, is where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in a cave. It's a short wander ...

Sea of Galilee (8 pictures)

We drove around the Sea of Galilee in our rental car.

Tel Aviv (19 pictures)

We arrived in Tel Aviv, and also spent a couple of days there shopping and enjoying the beach.

Timna National Park (22 pictures)

Timna National Park is known for its interesting rock formations, but it was a little too hot for us to ...

Tsfat (8 pictures)

Tsfat was mostly closed while we were there (it was the Sabbath), but we still enjoyed wandering around the Artists ...
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An Olive Tree Grows in California

June 13, 2012
by Wendy
Mediterranean, mezze, Mount of Olives, olives
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Church of all Nations, Mount of Olives, Israel
Olives for Sale at the Market in IraklionWe recently moved into a new home.  The house is pretty new and most of the work we’ve been doing is cosmetic.  The backyard, however, was another story.  …
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Ten Years Young! Number Five on our Top Ten Ancient Sites

October 06, 2009
by Wendy
tour, Wall tour, Western Wall
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In old age people tend to forget things.  And so it is that here at www.IanAndWendy.com we suddenly woke up and realized we had missed our tenth birthday!  That’s right – August 31st 2009 marked TEN WHOLE YEARS of www.IanAndWendy.com!…
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Haifa, Jaffa and Tel Aviv

July 22, 2007
by Wendy
Bahai gardens, beach, guided tour, Jaffa, Mount Carmel, Mugraby Hostel, swim, Tel Aviv, train, Yerushalayim beach
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A view of the Bahai Gardens from the top of Mount Carmel. This morning we took the guided tour of the Bahai gardens (you have to take one to visit the sight).  They’re built into the side of Mount Carmel, and probably the most beautiful gardens in the world.  Artists
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Haifa and Akko

July 21, 2007
by Wendy
Akko, Bahai gardens, Douzan Restaurant, Elijah's Cave, hotel, Mount Carmel, Port Inn, restaurant, tour, Ursula Malbin sculpture garden, walking tour
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Walking through the streets of the old city of Akko.In Haifa we stayed at the Port Inn – fantastic location, and a super clean hotel.  Yesterday we explored Akko in the morning – it’s an old city just to the north of Haifa.  It is on a peninsula in the Medi
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Caesaria, the Galilee and the Golan Heights

July 20, 2007
by Wendy
Beit Alpha, Caesaria, Church of the Annunciation, driving, driving conditions, driving tour, Galilee, Golan Heights, kibbutz, Nazareth, Sea of Gallilee, St. Joseph's Church, Tiberias, Tsfat
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A view over the site of Caesarea Maritima Well, we wandered around the crafts market in Tel Aviv yesterday and Nahalat Binyamin Crafts Marketthen stopped in Caesaria before driving up to Haifa.…
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Sunrise from Masada, Timna National Park and Crossing the Border to Aqaba, Jordan

July 12, 2007
by Wendy
Aqaba, beach, border, Coral Bay Hotel, desert, Eilat, Masada, pool, Red Sea, rental car, resort, sunrise, Timna National Park
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A view climbing down towards Herod's Palace, Masada Well, yesterday morning we woke up at 4 am like good little tourists and drove to Masada, where we hiked up the "snake path" 1500 feet (400ish meters) in time to see the sunrise over the Dead Sea.  Gorgeous, but al
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Pamper Yourself on the Cheap at the Ein Gedi Youth Hostel – Dead Sea, Israel

July 10, 2007
by Wendy
Dead Sea, Ein Gedi, hotel, parking, youth hostel
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Our room at the Ein Gedi Youth Hostel.While the hotels of Ein Bobek are the fance, expensive ones, they are actually not the best place to stay.  They’re at the southern end of the Dead Sea where falling water levels have meant the sea has dried up and is not as picturesque as th
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Driving to the Lowest Point on Earth

July 10, 2007
by Wendy
beach, car rental, Dead Sea, Dead Sea Scrolls, Ein Gedi, lowest place on Earth, lowest point on Earth, lowest spot on Earth, Qumran, Qumran National Park, spa
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Passing -300 M, or 1000 feet below sea level. Today we woke up and rented a car to drive to the Dead Sea. The driving couldn’t have been easier – the roads are great and everything’s signed clearly in English (Hebrew and Arabic).…
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Walking in the Footsteps of Prophets – Bethlehem & Hebron, West Bank

July 09, 2007
by Wendy
Bethlehem, bus, Cardo, Christmas Eve, church, Church of the Nativity, Grotto of the Nativity, Hebron, Intifada, market, Midnight Mass, mosque, sherut, St. Catherine's Church, synagogue, taxi, Temple Mount, tombs of Abraham and Sarah, tombs of the patriarchs, tour, Western Wall Tunnels
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The wall that separates the West Bank from the rest of Israel. Well, yesterday we were quite busy. We went to Bethlehem first thing in the morning. We took a bus to the infamous wall and then walked through and then took a cab the 2 km (mile and a half) into town because we are lazy
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