Emulee

The other day we went on an underground tunnel tour beneath western wall. It was very interesting to do. The tuneless were discovered by one of the first biblical archeologist Charles Warren. I was shocked to see that the western wall was mostly under ground. My two favorite parts were the spot were you could see the two rocks Charles Warren removed when he tried to escape when he trapped in the Tunnels. my other was the spot were people pray above people were praying underground below . We saw how big the rocks used to make the wall and they were huge! It was like 100 feet wide! Crazy hu?!? The other day we went to the north of Israel here are some of the things we did while we were there. First was Gomla ... read more

Last week we went to mini Israel. It is basically what it sounds like - a miniature version of Israel. You could find most of the basic landmarks such as the skyscrapers in Tel Aviv to the underwater observatory in Eliat. In fact, it was altogether like walking through a giant 3d map of Israel. The day after that we went to see the oldest arched city gate in the world. It belonged to the city of Ashkeon which means shekel (Israeli money). It was a very rich city in it's time and it was really cool to see it. The arch was almost in perfect condition which really gave one a feeling of what it must have been like to live back then. The city was very close to a wonderful beach were we spent ... read more

Petra was one of the most amazing things I have seen. I really loved it. Jordan is a beautiful country and everyone I met there was super nice. When you first see Petra, it just looks like a big canyon. Then, you see a few drawings and sculptures. As you walk along, you think...this is cool, I guess...then, you are walking some more and you turn and you see it! The Treasury. That is when you know how Petra became a wonder of the world. The Romans thought that, at the top, there was gold - that is why it was called the Treasury. Later, they shot at it - revealing that there was no gold in it. Sorry, Romans! Even though the Treasury is Petra's biggest claim to fame, the other archeological sites there ... read more

We spent some days in Haifa. There we did many things! We went to the Bahai center. It is a beautiful place with many elaborate gardens with fountains. There are statues of hawks, peacocks, and eagles. There are breathtaking colors...and at the end...is a beautiful golden shrine. All the gardens are symmetrical to represent how everyone in mankind is equal. We also went to a theater festival, but most of it was rained out by a huge storm with thunder lightning and hail! We were still able to see two plays, though, and they were great! The first one was called “Japanese Garden.” It was a play using mostly no words with dancing and electronics to show the serenity of a Japanese garden. The other show was “Jack and the Beanstalk.” It was amazing. Even though ... read more

Last week we went to an fantastic nature reserve in Eliat called Hai Bar Biblical Nature Reserve. It had three parts to it. In the first part, we saw Griffon and Egyptian vultures. The Griffon vultures had long necks and were very big, while the Egyptian vultures were small and fuzzy. It was funny to think that Egyptian vultures (who are so small) could eat Griffon vultures (who are so big) if given the chance to get at them while they are chicks. There were also jaguars, jackals, great horned owls, wolfs, hyenas, vipers, and other wildlife naturally found around Eliat. There was also a dark room where one could see owls, mice, and bats. They used a technique of making it dark in the daytime and light in the night time. Next we went on ... read more