Day 12 was planned as a light day, but boy did we need it. Breakfast includes good coffee in a French press. Over fruit, cereal and eggs, Trish and I are surprised at how much the girls retained from the…
West Bank of Luxor , Egypt: Day 11
I awoke at 7, packed my bags and grabbed my guidebook to see if I could figure out a better hotel. We had arranged for a full-day tour of the West Bank of Luxor starting at 8:30am and I was…
Israel to Jordan to Egypt: Days 9-10
These are transition days from Jerusalem to Amman, on to Cairo and finally Luxor. They weren’t particularly eventful. We again crossed the bridge after saying goodbye the the American Colony, which is the kind of hotel you remember forever. Expensive…
Bethlehem and Jerusalem: Day 8
Today was a slight drop from the fantastic success we’ve had each day so far. Our primary target; the Israeli Museum was mostly closed but some of our secondary targets turned out to be interesting. We ventured our beyond the…
Ramallah, Palestinian Territory: Day 7
Our destination today was my office in Ramallah. We had to take a Jerusalem licensed taxi, because it’s too much headache for a PA licensed vehicle to come get us. We drove a few miles along the wall, which was…