DaniLlanas

I booked a flight on February 22 beginning from DFW International airport to Tel Aviv, Israel that leaves at 12:35 pm and arrives in Tel Aviv at 4:25 pm on Thursday Feb 23. A total of 19 hours, 50 minutes with two stops will complete the trip. I left Belton around 7 am on the morning of February 22 to arrive at the airport a few hours early. My parents dropped me off at the airport 10:15 am. Here I am boarding my flight with The Christian Travelers Guide to the Holy Land (typical. I know!) in one hand and a latte in the other. Our first stop was in Philly and went over pretty smooth. After hours of sitting next to a man who snored extra loudly we made it to our second stop in ... read more

Day 6 started at 7:oo am sharp that morning as we made our way to Hakovshim Bistro for breakfast before we parted to the ancient city of Dan. We ordered schnitzel and mashed potatoes, shawarma and rice. And to make things better, their coffee was excellent. The ancient city of Dan was a two hour and ten minute drive. The city of Dan, located in upper Galilee near the Golan Heights and the border with Lebanon, was originally a Canaanite city called Laish before the Israelite tribe of Dan conquered it and changed the name. I was going over a few facts before we made it to Dan. On our way I noticed signs going to Nazareth, Tiberius and other names I remembered from the Bible. At 11:oo am we finally made it to Dan and ... read more

Megiddo or Tel Megiddo as it was called now was Day fours agenda. We decided to skip Maganda and try Balinjera instead today. This restaurant was right outside the hotel as well but was an Ethiopian restaurant. I ordered a chicken plate and was pleasantly surprised at how good it was. It was served with ingera, which was a very different kind of bread. It was 8:45 am when we departed the restaurant and were on our way Tel Megiddo. This drive, we were told, was going to be at least two hours. Tel Megiddo was located situated in northern Israel near Kibbutz Megiddo about 30 km south-east of Haifa. The ancient city-state is now known as Megiddo National Park. Megiddo is mentioned 18 times in the Old Testament which makes a landmark for religious purposes. ... read more

6 AM sharp I woke up and headed straight for the shower as I attempted to awaken my nerves as today was the day our sight seeing began. I ran downstairs and the group decided to eat a restaurant to get some energy before we headed out at 8 am. We decided to walk next door to a restaurant called Maganda. A friendly staff was awaiting us and we hurried and ate our meals which mine consisted of something called chicken shashlik that I was not sure if I ate because of my empty stomach or because I genuinely liked it. We finished our meal and rushed to car as we set our course to Jerusalem. Our first stop was going to be at Hezekiah's Tunnel. As we left Tel Aviv at roughly 8:03 am that ... read more